Question

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The following data is a sample of white blood counts in thousands of cells per cubic millimeter for nine patients entering a hospital in Boston, MA, on a given day.

7          35        5          9          8          3          10        12        8

a)Compute the mean white blood count.

b)Compute the standard deviation of white blood count.

c)Compute the median white blood count.

d)Compute Q1 and Q3

e)Are there any values that seem out of the ordinary? What might that value be indicative of?

Answer 1