25 Pieces of Data

10 12 12 13 15
17 19 20 20 22
26 27 27 28 30
Mean: 14.04
To find the mean, you will use this formula by simply plugging in the
numbers provided and divide the total by your sample size.
x1 + x2 +x3 + x4 + x5 / n
2 + 2 + 3 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 7 + 7 + 8 + 9 + 10 + 12 + 12 + 13 + 15 + 17 + 19 +
20 + 20 + 22 + 26 + 27 + 27 + 28 + 30 = 351
351 / 25 = 14.04
Median: 12
To find the median you want to find where the data is centered. You
will want to look for the middle number(s). You also want to make sure
your pieces of data are in numerical order.
2, 2, 3, 5, 5, 5, 7, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 20, 22, 26, 27, 27, 28, 30

In this case, there was only one middle number, which means it is the
median. The set of numbers was split equally with 12 numbers on each
side of the median because 12 + 12 = 24. Adding the 1 piece of data
represented as the median to 24 makes a total of 25.
Mode: 5

To find the mode, you will want to look at your data and make note of
which numbers appear the most.
2, 2, 3, 5, 5, 5, 7, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 20, 22, 26, 27, 27, 28, 30
Number
2
3
5
7
8
9
10
12
13
15
17
19
20
22
26
27
28
30

Times of Appearance
2
1
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1

The table above is in no way required, but it is easier to keep track of

how many times each number appears in the set of data. Since the
number 5 appears the most amount of times, it is your mode.
Range: 28
The range is the difference between the greatest and least value in the
data set.
2, 2, 3, 5, 5, 5, 7, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 20, 22, 26, 27, 27, 28, 30

In this case or greatest number is 30 and our least number is 2.

30 2 = 28
Quartile 1: 6
2, 2, 3, 5, 5, 5, 7, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 20, 22, 26, 27, 27, 28, 30

The gray shaded area above, represents quartile 1. To find the value of
quartile 1, you will simply find the middle value of the lower half. There
are 12 numbers in quartile 1, so you will not have a direct middle
number.
The two middle numbers are 5 and 7.
5 + 7 =12
There are 2 numbers, so you will need to divide by 2.
12 / 2 = 6
Quartile 3: 21
2, 2, 3, 5, 5, 5, 7, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 20, 22, 26, 27, 27, 28, 30

The teal shaded area above, represents quartile 3. To find the value of
quartile 3, you will simply find the middle value of the upper half. There
are 12 numbers in quartile 3, so you will not have a direct middle
number.
The two middle numbers are 20 and 22.
20 + 22 = 42
There are 2 numbers, so you will need to divide by 2.
42 / 2 =21
Interquartile Range (IQR): 15
To find the IQR, you will use this formula.
Q3 Q1 = IQR

In this case, Q3 represents quartile 3 and Q1 represents quartile 1.

21 6 = 15
To find any outliers, you will need to multiply your IQR by 1.5.
15 * 1.5 = 22.5 (22.5 represents your factor)
Upper Extreme: 30
To find the upper extreme, you will use Q3 + factor.
15 + 22.5 = 37.5
Since there is no 37.5 in your data, the upper extreme will be 30.
Lower Extreme: 2
To find the lower extreme, you will use Q1 factor.
6 22.5 = -16.5
Since there is no -16.5 in your data, the lower extreme will be 2.
2, 2, 3, 5, 5, 5, 7, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 20, 22, 26, 27, 27, 28, 30

Outliers: none
There are no outliers because the upper and lower extremes were too
out of range for the 25 pieces of data. Since there were no numbers
below -16.5 and above 37.5, the least and greatest number in the data
will represent your upper and lower extremes.

To plot your points, you will need to gather all of your information.
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Median: 12
Q1: 6
Q3: 21
IQR: 15
Upper Extreme: 30
Lower Extreme: 2
Outliers: none

Upper Extreme

Quartile 3

Median

Quartile 1

Lower Extreme