Question
A study of how many textbooks were bought by a random student in lowa State University
(ISU) throughout their years of study was conducted. The purpose of study is to identify the
textbook cost of an average student 3 surveyors were dispatched to ask random students
around campus how many books they have been purchasing from the past 1 year in ISU.
On the first hour, these are the data collected.
Surveyor A 2,2,1,2,3,5,2,3
Surveyor B 6.4,5,3,3,6,4,3,3,5,5, 9
Surveyor C 4,5,6,8,7, 1,8
a) Calculate the first quartile, median and third quartile for each surveyor.
b) Construct a boxplot for each of the surveyor
c) What do the boxplots in (b) tell you about the shape of the distribution?
