The temperatures recorded in Arizona for the first 8 days of May are 106, 102, 100, 98, 99, 101, 100, and 101 degrees Fahrenheit. Veronica wants to know how much, on average, the temperatures vary from the mean temperature. She has to first find the blank
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The temperatures (in degrees Fahrenheit) in Long Island recorded by the weather bureau over a week were 42, 49, 53, 55, 50, 47, and 52. Which measure should the weather bureau use to calculate how far apart the upper and lower quartiles of the week's daily temperatures were?