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

Compute the 5-number summary for this data.
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.
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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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

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

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Assignment: Describing Data Writing Task

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