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Statistics Project 1351
Statistics Project 1351
10 12 12 13 15
17 19 20 20 22
26 27 27 28 30
Mean: 14.04
To find the mean, you will use this formula by simply plugging in the
numbers provided and divide the total by your sample size.
x1 + x2 +x3 + x4 + x5 / n
2 + 2 + 3 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 7 + 7 + 8 + 9 + 10 + 12 + 12 + 13 + 15 + 17 + 19 +
20 + 20 + 22 + 26 + 27 + 27 + 28 + 30 = 351
351 / 25 = 14.04
Median: 12
To find the median you want to find where the data is centered. You
will want to look for the middle number(s). You also want to make sure
your pieces of data are in numerical order.
2, 2, 3, 5, 5, 5, 7, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 20, 22, 26, 27, 27, 28, 30
In this case, there was only one middle number, which means it is the
median. The set of numbers was split equally with 12 numbers on each
side of the median because 12 + 12 = 24. Adding the 1 piece of data
represented as the median to 24 makes a total of 25.
Mode: 5
To find the mode, you will want to look at your data and make note of
which numbers appear the most.
2, 2, 3, 5, 5, 5, 7, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 20, 22, 26, 27, 27, 28, 30
Number
2
3
5
7
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12
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26
27
28
30
Times of Appearance
2
1
3
2
1
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30 2 = 28
Quartile 1: 6
2, 2, 3, 5, 5, 5, 7, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 20, 22, 26, 27, 27, 28, 30
The gray shaded area above, represents quartile 1. To find the value of
quartile 1, you will simply find the middle value of the lower half. There
are 12 numbers in quartile 1, so you will not have a direct middle
number.
The two middle numbers are 5 and 7.
5 + 7 =12
There are 2 numbers, so you will need to divide by 2.
12 / 2 = 6
Quartile 3: 21
2, 2, 3, 5, 5, 5, 7, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 20, 22, 26, 27, 27, 28, 30
The teal shaded area above, represents quartile 3. To find the value of
quartile 3, you will simply find the middle value of the upper half. There
are 12 numbers in quartile 3, so you will not have a direct middle
number.
The two middle numbers are 20 and 22.
20 + 22 = 42
There are 2 numbers, so you will need to divide by 2.
42 / 2 =21
Interquartile Range (IQR): 15
To find the IQR, you will use this formula.
Q3 Q1 = IQR
Outliers: none
There are no outliers because the upper and lower extremes were too
out of range for the 25 pieces of data. Since there were no numbers
below -16.5 and above 37.5, the least and greatest number in the data
will represent your upper and lower extremes.
To plot your points, you will need to gather all of your information.
1.
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7.
Median: 12
Q1: 6
Q3: 21
IQR: 15
Upper Extreme: 30
Lower Extreme: 2
Outliers: none
Upper Extreme
Quartile 3
Median
Quartile 1
Lower Extreme