Therefore, we are able to formulate the following ve number summaries and

subsequent box and whisker plots:

Gr. 12A = [4; 12; 16; 36; 40]
Gr. 12B = [4; 16; 32; 36; 40]
Gr. 12C = [4; 14; 21; 31; 40]
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40
Gr. 12A
Gr. 12B
Gr. 12C
2. Gr. 12A:
mean ( x) =
496
21
= 23,6
standard deviation () =

(x x)
2
n
= 12,70
Gr. 12B:
mean ( x) =
556
21
= 26,5
standard deviation () =

(x x)
2
n
= 10,65
Gr. 12C:
mean ( x) =
453
21
= 21,6
standard deviation () =

(x x)
2
n
= 10,54
3. If the mean is greater than the median, the data is typically positively skewed and
if the mean is less than the median, the data is typically negatively skewed.
Gr. 12A: mean median = 23,6 16 = 7,6. The marks for 12A are therefore
positively skewed, meaning that there were many low marks in the class with the
high marks being more spread out.
Gr. 12B: mean median = 26,5 32 = 5,5. The marks for 12B are therefore
negatively skewed, meaning that there were many high marks in the class with
the low marks being more spread out.
Gr. 12C: mean median = 21,6 21 = 0,6. The marks for 12C are therefore
normally distributed, meaning that there are as many low marks in the class as
there are high marks.
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