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Question 19

Soil Infiltration Capacity Survey

A group of physical geography students measured the soil infiltration capacity at 11 different sample sites across a local drainage basin. Their measurements, in millimetres per hour (mm/hour\text{mm/hour}mm/hour), are recorded in the table below.

Sample SiteSoil Infiltration Capacity (mm/hour\text{mm/hour}mm/hour)
Oak Ridge35
Valley Bottom18
Pine Forest74
Bracken Slope50
Riverside Path12
Heather Moor65
Willow Wetland24
Gorse Heath58
Sheep Pasture42
Birch Copse85
Clay Field31

Calculate the upper quartile value of this dataset. You must show your working out.

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