6th Grade · Statistics & Probability

Quartile

6.SP.B.5

Definition

One of three values (Q1, Q2, Q3) that divide ordered data into four equal parts.

Examples

  • Q2 is the median; Q1 and Q3 are the medians of the lower and upper halves.
  • Quartiles split the data into quarters.

Key rule

Quartiles divide ordered data into four equal parts.

Memory hook

Split the data into four equal chunks.