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(a) Calculate the five-number summary of the land areas of the states in the U.S. Midwest. (If necessary, round your answer to the nearest whole number.)
minimum | square miles ? |
first quartile | square miles ? |
median | square miles ? |
third quartile | square miles ? |
maximum | square miles ? |
State | Area (sq. miles) |
State | Area (sq. miles) |
---|---|---|---|
Illinois | 55,584 | Missouri | 68,886 |
Indiana | 35,867 | Nebraska | 76,872 |
Iowa | 55,869 | North Dakota | 68,976 |
Kansas | 81,815 | Oklahoma | 68,595 |
Michigan | 56,804 | South Dakota | 75,885 |
Minnesota | 79,610 | Wisconsin | 54,310 |
(b) Explain what the five-number summary in part (a) tells us about
the land areas of the states in the midwest.
(c) Calculate the five-number summary of the land areas of the
states in the U.S. Northeast. (If necessary, round your answer to
the nearest whole number.)
minimum | square miles |
first quartile | square miles |
median | square miles |
third quartile | square miles |
maximum | square miles |
State | Area (sq. miles) |
State | Area (sq. miles) |
---|---|---|---|
Connecticut | 4845 | New York | 47,214 |
Maine | 30,862 | Pennsylvania | 44,817 |
Massachusetts | 7840 | Rhode Island | 1045 |
New Hampshire | 8968 | Vermont | 9250 |
New Jersey | 7417 |
(d) Explain what the five-number summary in part (c) tells us about
the land areas of the states in the Northeast.
(d) Contrast the results from parts (b) and (d).