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1. Here are the annual numbers of deaths from tornadoes in the United States from 1998...

1. Here are the annual numbers of deaths from tornadoes in the United States from 1998 through 2011:

130 94 40 35 550 54 35 38 67 91 125 21 45 544

Find these statistics(i.e., show the formula and show your work):

a) mean

b) median and quartiles

c) range and IQR

Typed answer please.

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Sort the data in ascending order

When n is an even number, the median is the center value.

After computing the median, Q1 is the median of the 1st half of the data, not including the median value.

Q3 is the median of the 2nd half of the data, not including the median value.

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