Descriptor
| Computation | 1 |
| Data | 1 |
| Instruction | 1 |
| Mathematical Concepts | 1 |
| Statistics | 1 |
Source
| Journal of Statistics… | 1 |
Author
| Langford, Eric | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
Education Level
| Higher Education | 1 |
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewed
Direct linkLangford, Eric – Journal of Statistics Education, 2006
The calculation of the upper and lower quartile values of a data set in an elementary statistics course is done in at least a dozen different ways, depending on the text or computer/calculator package being used (such as SAS, JMP, MINITAB, "Excel," and the TI-83 Plus). In this paper, we examine the various methods and offer a suggestion for a new…
Descriptors: Statistics, Instruction, Computation, Data
