<p>The following data shows the number of hours that&nbsp;\(14\) students spent preparing for a mathematics examination:</p>
<p style="text-align: center">\(2,\ 3,\ 4,\ 5,\ 5,\ 6,\ 6,\ 7,\ 8,\ 8,\ 9,\ 10,\ 11,\ 20\)</p>
<ol class="abc-list"><li data-list-item-id="item-1786887844222-sdg7oam1a" data-list-item-path="item-1786887844222-sdg7oam1a"><div class="list-item-paragraph"><p>Find \(\mathrm{Q}_1\) and \(\mathrm{Q}_3\)</p></div></li><li data-list-item-id="item-1786887844959-sho44gevj" data-list-item-path="item-1786887844959-sho44gevj"><div class="list-item-paragraph"><p>Calculate the interquartile range (IQR).</p></div></li><li data-list-item-id="item-1786887845903-bu8j5zcm9" data-list-item-path="item-1786887845903-bu8j5zcm9"><div class="list-item-paragraph"><p>Calculate the lower and upper boundaries for outliers.</p></div></li><li data-list-item-id="item-1786887846359-x6e9wdpcr" data-list-item-path="item-1786887846359-x6e9wdpcr"><div class="list-item-paragraph"><p>Determine whether the data set contains any outliers. Justify your answer.</p></div></li></ol>

The following data shows the number of hours that \(14\) students spent preparing for a mathematics examination:

\(2,\ 3,\ 4,\ 5,\ 5,\ 6,\ 6,\ 7,\ 8,\ 8,\ 9,\ 10,\ 11,\ 20\)

<p>Find \(\mathrm{Q}_1\) and \(\mathrm{Q}_3\)</p>

<p>Calculate the interquartile range (IQR).</p>

<p>Calculate the lower and upper boundaries for outliers.</p>

<p>Determine whether the data set contains any outliers. Justify your answer.</p>

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International Baccalaureate Mathematics: Applications and Interpretation Standard Level

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