Question

The American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ASPAN; www.aspan.org) is a national organization serving nurses practicing in ambulatory surgery, preanesthesia, and postanesthesia care. The organization consists of the 40 components listed below.

State/Region	Membership
Alabama		107
Arizona		432
Maryland, Delaware, DC		608
Connecticut		302
Florida		525
Georgia		385
Hawaii		72
Illinois		415
Indiana		212
Iowa		97
Kentucky		178
Louisiana		187
Michigan		497
Massachusetts		453
Maine		70
Minnesota, Dakotas		200
Missouri, Kansas		352
Mississippi		127
Nebraska		132
North Carolina		527
Nevada		101
New Jersey, Bermuda		707
Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington		708
New York		912
Ohio		908
Oklahoma		199
Arkansas		64
California		992
New Mexico		100
Pennsylvania		673
Rhode Island		70
Colorado		498
South Carolina		279
Texas		888
Tennessee		197
Utah		77
Virginia		254
Vermont, New Hampshire		114
Wisconsin		402
West Virginia		38

1. Find the mean, median, and standard deviation of the number of members per component. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

1. b-1. Find the coefficient of skewness, using the software method. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

1. b-2. What do you conclude about the shape of the distribution of component size?

• Mild positive skewness

• Mild negative skewness

3. Determine the first and third quartiles. Do not use the method described by Excel. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

1. d-1. What are the limits for outliers? (Round your answers to the nearest whole number. Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign.)

1. d-2. Are there any outliers?

• Zero

• One

• Three

• Four

• Two

Answer 1