SCENARIO 3-7 In a Recent Academic Year,many Public Universities in the United

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SCENARIO 3-7
In a recent academic year,many public universities in the United States raised tuition and fees due to a decrease in state subsidies.The change in the cost of tuition,a shared dormitory room,and the most popular meal plan from the previous academic year for a sample of 10 public universities were as follows: $1,589,$593,$1,223,$869,$423,$1,720,$708,$1425,$922 and $308.
-Referring to Scenario 3-7,what is the five-number summary of the change in the cost?

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