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\n\n4 pts each: mean and median\n2 pts each: quartiles and min\/max\n4 pts: opinion expressed, using calculated statistics as supporting evidence\n\nTotal Points Possible: 20\n\n<\/div>\nSixty students were given a history exam. Their scores are shown below, sorted from smallest to largest.\n
11<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n<\/tr>
36<\/td>\n37<\/td>\n37<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n42<\/td>\n<\/tr>
44<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n46<\/td>\n46<\/td>\n47<\/td>\n<\/tr>
50<\/td>\n53<\/td>\n65<\/td>\n71<\/td>\n71<\/td>\n<\/tr>
72<\/td>\n72<\/td>\n73<\/td>\n74<\/td>\n75<\/td>\n<\/tr>
76<\/td>\n77<\/td>\n78<\/td>\n78<\/td>\n78<\/td>\n<\/tr>
79<\/td>\n79<\/td>\n80<\/td>\n80<\/td>\n80<\/td>\n<\/tr>
80<\/td>\n81<\/td>\n82<\/td>\n82<\/td>\n82<\/td>\n<\/tr>
83<\/td>\n83<\/td>\n83<\/td>\n84<\/td>\n84<\/td>\n<\/tr>
84<\/td>\n84<\/td>\n85<\/td>\n85<\/td>\n85<\/td>\n<\/tr>
85<\/td>\n85<\/td>\n85<\/td>\n86<\/td>\n86<\/td>\n<\/tr>
86<\/td>\n87<\/td>\n88<\/td>\n88<\/td>\n94<\/td>\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
  1. Compute the 5-number summary for this data.<\/li>\n \t
  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.<\/li>\n \t
  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.<\/li>\n<\/ol>

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    4 pts each: mean and median
    \n2 pts each: quartiles and min\/max
    \n4 pts: opinion expressed, using calculated statistics as supporting evidence<\/p>\n

    Total Points Possible: 20<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

    Sixty students were given a history exam. Their scores are shown below, sorted from smallest to largest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    11<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    36<\/td>\n37<\/td>\n37<\/td>\n40<\/td>\n42<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    44<\/td>\n45<\/td>\n46<\/td>\n46<\/td>\n47<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    50<\/td>\n53<\/td>\n65<\/td>\n71<\/td>\n71<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    72<\/td>\n72<\/td>\n73<\/td>\n74<\/td>\n75<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    76<\/td>\n77<\/td>\n78<\/td>\n78<\/td>\n78<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    79<\/td>\n79<\/td>\n80<\/td>\n80<\/td>\n80<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    80<\/td>\n81<\/td>\n82<\/td>\n82<\/td>\n82<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    83<\/td>\n83<\/td>\n83<\/td>\n84<\/td>\n84<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    84<\/td>\n84<\/td>\n85<\/td>\n85<\/td>\n85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    85<\/td>\n85<\/td>\n85<\/td>\n86<\/td>\n86<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    86<\/td>\n87<\/td>\n88<\/td>\n88<\/td>\n94<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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    1. Compute the 5-number summary for this data.<\/li>\n
    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.<\/li>\n
    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.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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