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To Obtain the Five Number Summary
Example: Use the data in the table below to obtain the five-number summary of the three-year rates of return of 40 small-capitalization growth mutual funds.
Three-Year Rate of Return of Mutual Funds
|
27.4 |
16.7 |
10.8 |
24.1 |
35.9 |
|
12.7 |
28.5 |
22.2 |
18.4 |
17.4 |
|
22.6 |
29.6 |
11.6 |
45.9 |
16.6 |
|
32.1 |
47.7 |
10.9 |
18.4 |
23.3 |
|
18.2 |
32.0 |
25.5 |
23.7 |
38.1 |
|
23.7 |
14.7 |
12.8 |
31.1 |
21.9 |
|
18.4 |
21.3 |
27.0 |
19.6 |
15.8 |
|
14.7 |
37.0 |
19.2 |
18.5 |
29.1 |
Press STAT and select 1: Edit. Clear L1 and then enter the data from table above into L1.
Press
STAT highlight CALC to display the Calc Menu. Select 1:1-Var Stats, and press 2nd
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ENTER.
Scroll down to the 2nd screen to obtain the five values: MinX, Q1,
med, Q3, and maxX.
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