B4. Listed below are the commissions earned ($000) last year by a sample of 15 sales representatives at Furniture Patch Incorporated. Commissions 4.5 16.9 15.1 6.3 17.4 7.6 18.9 10.9 22.3 b) Determine the first and third quartiles. 12.1 35.5 13.6 43.2 14 79.1 a) Determine the mean, median, and standard deviation. (Enter your answers in thousands and round your answers to 2 decimal places.) c) Determine the coefficient of skewness using Pearson's method. (Round your answer to 3 decimal places.)

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B4. Listed below are the commissions earned ($000) last year by a sample of 15 sales representatives at
Furniture Patch Incorporated.
Commissions 4.5
16.9
15.1
6.3
17.4
7.6
18.9
10.9
22.3
b) Determine the first and third quartiles.
12.1
35.5
13.6
43.2
14
79.1
a) Determine the mean, median, and standard deviation. (Enter your answers in thousands and
round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
c) Determine the coefficient of skewness using Pearson's method. (Round your answer to 3 decimal
places.)
d) Determine the coefficient of skewness using the software method. (Round your answer to 3
decimal places.)
e) What do you conclude about the shape of the distribution of commissions? mild positive
skewness or mild negative skewness?
Transcribed Image Text:B4. Listed below are the commissions earned ($000) last year by a sample of 15 sales representatives at Furniture Patch Incorporated. Commissions 4.5 16.9 15.1 6.3 17.4 7.6 18.9 10.9 22.3 b) Determine the first and third quartiles. 12.1 35.5 13.6 43.2 14 79.1 a) Determine the mean, median, and standard deviation. (Enter your answers in thousands and round your answers to 2 decimal places.) c) Determine the coefficient of skewness using Pearson's method. (Round your answer to 3 decimal places.) d) Determine the coefficient of skewness using the software method. (Round your answer to 3 decimal places.) e) What do you conclude about the shape of the distribution of commissions? mild positive skewness or mild negative skewness?
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