Essential Statistics

2nd Edition

ISBN: 9781259570643

Author: Navidi

Publisher: MCG

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Chapter 3.3, Problem 40E

Boxplot possible? Following is the five-number summary for the populations, in millions, for the 50 states of the United States.

Minimum: 0.58, Q₁: 1.86, Median: 4.49, Q₃: 6.90, Maximum: 38.04

a. Does the five-number summary provide enough information to construct a boxplot? If so, construct the boxplot. If not, explain why not.
b. Are these data skewed to the right, skewed to the left, or approximately symmetric?

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