The Five-Number Summary for Midterm Scores (Number of Points; the Maximum

question 88

Essay

The five-number summary for midterm scores (number of points; the maximum possible
score was 50 points) from an intro stats class is: $$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Min } & \mathrm { Q } 1 & \text { Median } & \text { Q3 } & \text { Max } \\\hline 16.5 & 32 & 39 & 43.5 & 48.5 \\\hline\end{array}$$
a. Would you expect the mean midterm score of all students who took the midterm to be
higher or lower than the median? Explain.
b. Based on the five-number summary, are any of the midterm scores outliers? Explain.

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