In a recent issue about covid-19 at Vanier, 84 college wide conferences were announced. Four conferences lasted two days. Thirty-six lasted three days. Eighteen lasted four days. Nineteen lasted five days. Four lasted six days. One lasted seven days. One lasted eight days. One lasted nine days. Let X = the length (in days) of a Vanier conference. Organize the data in a chart. Explain and sketch the chart Find: the median_________ the first quartile________ the third quartile. __________ Find the 65th percentile. ________________ Find the 10th percentile. ________________ The range (R)_________ Interquartile range (IQR)__________ Is there an outlier? _______

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In a recent issue about covid-19 at Vanier, 84 college wide conferences were announced. Four conferences lasted two days. Thirty-six lasted three days. Eighteen lasted four days. Nineteen lasted five days. Four lasted six days. One lasted seven days. One lasted eight days. One lasted nine days.

Let X = the length (in days) of a Vanier conference.

Organize the data in a chart. Explain and sketch the chart

Find:

the median_________

the first quartile________

the third quartile. __________

Find the 65th percentile. ________________

Find the 10th percentile. ________________

The range (R)_________

Interquartile range (IQR)__________

Is there an outlier? _______

Use the appropriate formula to prove it.

Construct a box plot of the data. Describe the shape of the distribution with appropriate tools.

The middle 50% of the conferences last from days to days.

Calculate the sample mean of days of Vanier s conference

Calculate the sample standard deviation of days of Vanier conferencesFind the mode. ____________

If you were planning a Vanier s conference, which would you choose as the length of the conference:

mean; median; or mode? Explain why you made that choice.

Give two reasons why you think that three to five days seem to be popular lengths of the conferences.

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