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**Measures of Center**
What are the two main measures of center that we use to describe quantitative data?

What is a resistant measure?

Is the mean a resistant measure of center?

How can you estimate the mean of a histogram or dotplot?

Is the median a resistant measure of center? Explain.

How does the shape of a distribution affect the relationship between the mean and the median?

**Measures of Spread**
What is the range?

Is it a resistant measure of spread? Explain.

What are quartiles and how do you find them?

What is the interquartile range (IQR)?

Is the IQR a resistant measure of spread?

What is an outlier?

How do you identify a true outlier?

Sandwich
Filet-O-Fish
McChicken
Premium Crispy Chicken Classic Sandwich
Premium Crispy Chicken Club Sandwich
Premium Crispy Chicken Ranch Sandwich
Premium Grilled Chicken Classic Sandwich
Premium Grilled Chicken Club Sandwich
Premium Grilled Chicken Ranch Sandwich
Southern Style Crispy Chicken Sandwich

Fat (g)
19
16
22
33
27
9
20
14
19

Example: McDonalds Fish and Chicken Sandwiches

Here are data on the amount of fat (in grams) in 9 different McDonalds fish and chicken sandwiches. Calculate
the median and the IQR.

Are there outliers in the chicken/fish sandwich distribution?

Sandwich
Big Mac
Cheeseburger
Daily Double
Double Cheeseburger
Double Quarter Pounder with cheese
Hamburger
McDouble
McRib
Quarter Pounder Bacon and Cheese
Quarter Pounder Bacon Habanero Ranch
Quarter Pounder Deluxe
Quarter Pounder with Cheese

Fat
29
12
24
23
43
9
19
26
29
31
27
26

Here is data for the amount of fat (in grams) for McDonalds beef sandwiches. Are there any outliers in this
distribution?

What is the five-number summary?

How is it displayed?

Draw parallel boxplots for the beef and chicken/fish sandwich data. Compare these distributions.