Within the quartile system,the 2nd quartile is the
A) 20th percentile.
B) 50th percentile.
C) 75th percentile.
D) 80th percentile.

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The quartile system divides a dataset into four equal parts, so the 2nd quartile represents the middle 50% of the data. This means that 50% of the data falls below the 2nd quartile and 50% of the data falls above the 2nd quartile. Therefore, the 2nd quartile corresponds to the 50th percentile.

Within the Quartile System,the 2nd Quartile Is the