Step 3: Place parentheses around the numbers above and below the median. Not necessary statistically, but it makes Q1 and Q3 easier to spot. (1, 2, 5, 6, 7), 9, (12, 15, 18, 19, 27).
Step 4: Find Q1 and Q3 Think of Q1 as a median in the lower half of the data and think of Q3 as a median for the upper half of data. (1, 2, 5, 6, 7), 9, ( 12, 15, 18, 19, 27). Q1 = 5 and Q3 = 18.
Step 5: Subtract Q1 from Q3 to find the interquartile range. 18 – 5 = 13.
To find an equation of a line that passes through (5, 1) and has a slope of 2, we'll need to plug our known variables into the slope-intercept equation.
Slope-intercept equation : y = mx + b ; where m=slope, b=y-intercept
Since we're already given the slope, all we really need to do is find the y-intercept.
We can do this by plugging our known values into the slope-intercept equation.
y = mx + b
Since we're trying to find "b," we need to plug in "y, m, x" into our formula.
(1) = (2)(5) + b
Simplify.
1 = 10 + b
Subtract 10 from both sides.
1 - 10 = b
Simplify.
-9 = b
So, our y-intercept is 9!
Now, we can very simply plug our known values into slope-intercept form.
