Here is the ordered data of body temperatures (in degrees Fahrenheit) for 65 healthy adult women:
96.4, 96.7, 96.8, 97.2, 97.2, 97.4, 97.6, 97.7, 97.7, 97.8, 97.8, 97.8, 97.9, 97.9, 97.9,
98.0, 98.0, 98.0, 98.0, 98.0, 98.1, 98.2, 98.2, 98.2, 98.2, 98.2, 98.2, 98.3, 98.3, 98.3,
98.4, 98.4, 98.4, 98.4, 98.4, 98.5, 98.6, 98.6, 98.6, 98.6, 98.7, 98.7, 98.7, 98.7, 98.7,
98.7, 98.8, 98.8, 98.8, 98.8, 98.8, 98.8, 98.8, 98.9, 99.0, 99.0, 99.1, 99.1, 99.2, 99.2,
99.3, 99.4, 99.9, 100.0, 100.8
What is the third quartile of body temperatures for this data set?

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The third quartile (Q3) is the median of the upper half of the data. With 65 data points, the median (second quartile) is the 33rd data point. Q3 is the median of the 33rd to 65th data points. The 49th data point (the middle of the upper half) is 98.8, making it the third quartile.

Here Is the Ordered Data of Body Temperatures (In Degrees