This document discusses quartile deviation and how to calculate quartiles. It begins by defining quartiles as the numbers that divide data into four equal sections. The first quartile (Q1) is the median of the lowest 25% of values, the second quartile (Q2) is the median, and the third quartile (Q3) is the median of the highest 25% of values. Formulas are provided to calculate the quartiles from a data set by determining the value that falls at the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles. Quartile deviation is then defined as (Q3 - Q1)/2 as a measure of dispersion beyond the median. Examples are given to demonstrate calculating quartiles from