Question

The American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ASPAN; www.aspan.org) is a national organization serving nurses practicing in ambulatory surgery, preanesthesia, and postanesthesia care. The organization's membership is listed below.

State/Region	Membership
Alabama		54
Arizona		380
Maryland, Delaware, DC		642
Connecticut		255
Florida		634
Georgia		357
Hawaii		85
Maine		99
Minnesota, Dakotas		346
Missouri, Kansas		358
Mississippi		75
Nebraska		85
North Carolina		487
Nevada		97
New Jersey		703
Alaska, Idaho, Montana,      Oregon, Washington		869
New York		1,055
Ohio		535
Oklahoma		204
Arkansas		77
Illinois		477
Indiana		257
Iowa		113
Kentucky		205
Louisiana		133
Michigan		464
Massachusetts		574
California		956
New Mexico		30
Pennsylvania		353
Rhode Island		69
Colorado		537
South Carolina		343
Texas		825
Tennessee		119
Utah		81
Virginia		557
Vermont,      New Hampshire		127
Wisconsin		211
West Virginia		58

a.	Find the mean, median, and standard deviation of the number of members per component. (Round your answers to 1 decimal places.)

Mean
Median
Standard deviation

Exercise 4-36 Part b

b-1.	Find the coefficient of skewness, using the software method? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Coefficient of skewness

b-2.	What do you conclude about the shape of the distribution of component size? Mid Positive Skewness, or Mid negative skewness

(c)	Determine the first and third quartiles. Do not use the method described by Excel. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

First quartile
Third quartile

(d-1)	Are there any outliers?
	(Click to select)One, Three, Two, Zero, or Four

(d-2)

What are the limits for outliers? (Round your answers to 1 decimal place. Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign.)

   

  Limits _______ to ________

Answer 1