Determining the 5-Number Summary Example

Example 3.18 For the sample representing annual costs (in $000) for attending Big 10 Conference universities, the ordered array is:

Ordered: 13.0 14.3 14.9 15.2 15.2 15.4 15.6 16.4 17.0 23.1

State the 5-number summaries:

Xsmallest = 13.0

Q1 = 14.9

Median = 15.3

Q3 = 16.4

Xlargest = 23.1

Data appear right-skewed

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