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Q.Mean and the first quartile for a normal distribution are 11 and 3 respectively. Find the value of the third quartile.

Gujarat GsebGujarat Board (GSEB) HSC Commerce Board 2023Subjective· 1mImportance★★★★★
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By the symmetry of the normal distribution, Q3−Xˉ=Xˉ−Q1Q_3-\bar X=\bar X-Q_1, so Q3=11+(11−3)=19Q_3=11+(11-3)=19.

In a normal distribution the mean equals the median Q2Q_2, and the first and third quartiles are equidistant from the mean:

Xˉ−Q1=Q3−Xˉ.\bar X-Q_1=Q_3-\bar X. …

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