The first quartile coincides with the
A) first percentile
B) twenty-fifth percentile
C) seventy-fifth percentile
D) median

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The first quartile (Q1) is equivalent to the 25th percentile, meaning that 25% of the data falls below this value. Therefore, the correct choice is option B. The first percentile is a much lower value and corresponds to the lowest 1% of the data, while the median is the middle value and corresponds to the 50th percentile. The 75th percentile is the third quartile (Q3).

The First Quartile Coincides with the