To answer questions 1) to 6), is necessary to order the data in ascending form:

24, 26, 29, 30, 32, 36, 40, 40, 50, 50

1) The mode is the value that most appears in the sample. We can see that two values appear twice in the
sample: 40 and 50. Then we have that mode = 40, 50 (The sample is bimodal)

2) To find the mean of the sample, we add up all the values and divide the result by the sample size. In this
case:
24 + 26 + 29 + ⋯ + 50 357
𝑥̅ = = = 35.7
10 10

3) The median is the value that splits the sample into two equal parts. As we have 10 values then the median
must be between the 5th and 6th value
32+36
Median = 2
= 34

4) The midrange is the value that is halfway between the maximum and minimum of the sample
Maximum = 50
Minimum = 24
50+24
Midrange = 2
= 37

5) The range is the difference between the maximum and minimum value of the sample:
Range = 50 – 24= 26

6) The five-number-summary is a set of measures that is compounded by:

• Minimum value
• First quartile (Q1)
• Median
• Third quartile (Q3)
• Maximum value

Notice that minimum and maximum values were found in previous questions (24 and 50). The median is
known too (34). Now, we’re gonna find the first and third quartile

First quartile is represented by the value whose 25% of sample are below of it. We have ten values then
25% of them are approximately 3 values (exactly 2.5 values), then we must find a number that is greater
than the first 3 values of the sample (24, 26 and 29):
29 + 30
𝑄1 = = 29.5
2
You can see that the values: 24,26 and 29 are below to this result

Third quartile is represented by the value whose 75% of sample are below of it. As you can see this value
must be between 7th and 8th values (40 and 40 respectively)
40 + 40
𝑄3 = = 40
2
 Hence, the five-number-summary is: 24, 29.5, 34, 40, 50

7) First, we’re going to compute the standard deviation by hand and then we’ll calculate this value using a
TI-84:
By hand:
1
𝑆𝑥 = √ ∑(𝑥𝑖 − 𝑥̅ )2
𝑛−1

∑(𝑥𝑖 − 𝑥̅ )2 = (24 − 35.7)2 + (26 − 35.7)2 + (29 − 35.7)2 + ⋯ + (50 − 35.7)2 = 768.09

1 768.09
𝑛−1
∑(𝑥𝑖 − 𝑥̅ )2 = 10−1
= 85.3444

𝑠𝑥 = √85.3444 = 9.2382 ∼ 9.24

(This is the corrected sample standard deviation. To get the uncorrected deviation divide by n instead of
n-1)
Using a TI-84:
First, we input the data: Press STAT button and select EDIT:

Then, Press STAT button again and select CALC. Next, select 1-Var Stats:

Select Calculate and press ENTER button:

Notice that the screen displays: 𝑠𝑥 = 9.2382

8) For constructing the Boxplot, we’re going to use the five-number-summary set. Check the following image:

Our boxplot must be: