4. Find the first, second, and third quartiles for the sales amounts in the data provided and interpret the results. (Round to two decimal places as needed). The first quartile is$_____, meaning that __% of the sales amounts are less than this value.  The second quartile is$_____, meaning that __% of the sales amounts are less than this value.  The third quartile is$_____, meaning that __% of the sales amounts are less than this value.

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4. Find the first, second, and third quartiles for the sales amounts in the data provided and interpret the results. (Round to two decimal places as needed).

The first quartile is$_____, meaning that __% of the sales amounts are less than this value. 

The second quartile is$_____, meaning that __% of the sales amounts are less than this value. 

The third quartile is$_____, meaning that __% of the sales amounts are less than this value. 

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The first quartile can be obtained using the excel formula “=QUARTILE.EXC(A1:A38,1)”. From the Excel formula, the first quartile is 18.31.

Thus, the first quartile is $18.31, meaning that 25% of the sales amounts are less than this value.

The second quartile can be obtained using the excel formula “=QUARTILE.EXC(A1:A38,2)”. From the Excel formula, the second quartile is 18.31.

Thus, the first quartile is $20.17, meaning that 50% of the sales amounts are less than this value.

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