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Values that divide an ordered data set into four equal parts are called:
AQuotients
BQuantities
CQuotations
DQuartiles
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Quartiles
1. The word itself points to four equal shares.
2. Three such values are needed to make four parts.
3. They are the quartiles.
_Source: OpenStax Introductory Statistics 2e, Chapter 2, Descriptive Statistics._
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