Assignment: Describing Data Writing Task

4 pts each: mean and median
2 pts each: quartiles and min/max
4 pts: opinion expressed, using calculated statistics as supporting evidence

Total Points Possible: 20

Sixty students were given a history exam. Their scores are shown below, sorted from smallest to largest.

11 27 33 33 33
36 37 37 40 42
44 45 46 46 47
50 53 65 71 71
72 72 73 74 75
76 77 78 78 78
79 79 80 80 80
80 81 82 82 82
83 83 83 84 84
84 84 85 85 85
85 85 85 86 86
86 87 88 88 94
  1. Compute the 5-number summary for this data.
  2. Create a histogram of the data. You can create it using software on your computer, using online software, or you can draw it by hand and scan it or take a picture of it.
  3. Finally, write a couple sentences describing what conclusions you can draw about performance on the exam from the 5-number summary and the histogram.

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