Medical Definition of IMPRINTING. 1. : a rapid learning process that takes place early in the life of a social animal (as a greylag goose) and establishes a behavior pattern (as recognition of and attraction to its own kind or a substitute).2. : genomic imprinting.edical Definition of IMPRINTING. 1. : a rapid learning process that takes place early in the life of a social animal (as a greylag goose) and establishes a behavior pattern (as recognition of and attraction to its own kind or a substitute).
Definition: Interquartile range is the measure of dispersion which is the difference in the values of two quartiles. The Lower Quartile is denoted as Q 1 and the Upper Quartile is denoted as Q 3. The interquartile range is Q 3 - Q 1. Semi Interquartile range is the midpoint of the interquartile range. In other words, it is one-half of the difference between the third quartile and the first quartile. Therefore, Semi-Interquartile range = $\frac{Q_{3}-Q_{1}}{2}$. Where Q 1 and Q 3 are the upper and lower quartiles respectively.
The Interquartile Range and Outliers. In the previous post, I introduced percentiles and quartiles and said that the Interquartile Range (IQR) is found by subtracting Q3 (the third quartile) minus Q1 (the first quartile).The IQR is significant because it tells us where the middle 50% of the numbers in the data set lie. Add the resulting number to Q3 to get an upper boundary for outliers. 2  Subtract the same resulting number (from #2) from Q1 to get a lower boundary for outliers. 3  If a number in the data set lies beyond either boundary, it is considered an outlier. 4  Q3 - Q1 = 88 - 80 = 8 (The IQR).