Statistics And Probability Question 364

Question: If 25% of the item are less than 20 and 25% are more than 40, the quartile deviation is

Options:

A) 20

B) 30

C) 40

D) 10

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Answer:

Correct Answer: D

Solution:

Here, we are given that the lower quartile $ Q_1=20 $ and the upper quartile $ Q_3=40 $ Hence quartile deviation $ \frac{Q_3-Q_1}{2}=\frac{40-20}{2}=\frac{20}{2}=10 $ .