Use the Following Duration Times (Seconds) of 24 Eruptions of the Old

question 50

Essay

Use the following duration times (seconds) of 24 eruptions of the Old Faithful geyser in Yellowstone National Park. The duration times are sorted from lowest to highest.
$\begin{array} { c c c c c c c c c c c c } 110 & 120 & 178 & 213 & 234 & 234 & 235 & 237 & 240 & 243 & 245 & 245 \\250 & 250 & 251 & 252 & 254 & 255 & 255 & 259 & 260 & 266 & 269 & 273\end{array}$
Construct a boxplot and make observations about the shape, if there is skewness including in what direction, and if there are any outliers. Explain the skewness in terms of the difference between $Q _ { 1 }$ and the median and $Q _ { 3 }$ and the median.

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