7 Find the five number summary for Avg High Temperature Aver

7. Find the five number summary for Avg. High Temperature:

Average high and Low Temperatures for Fairbanks Alaska 2012

Avg. High

Avg. Low

January

3 F

-11 F

February

11 F

-7 F

March

25 F

2 F

April

44 F

21 F

May

61 F

36 F

June

71 F

48 F

July

72 F

51 F

August

66 F

45 F

September

54 F

34 F

October

32 F

16 F

November

12 F

-2 F

December

7 F

-8 F

Min –

Q1 –

Q2 –

Q3 –

Max –

Average high and Low Temperatures for Fairbanks Alaska 2012
	Avg. High	Avg. Low
January	3 F	-11 F
February	11 F	-7 F
March	25 F	2 F
April	44 F	21 F
May	61 F	36 F
June	71 F	48 F
July	72 F	51 F
August	66 F	45 F
September	54 F	34 F
October	32 F	16 F
November	12 F	-2 F
December	7 F	-8 F

Solution

Put your numbers in ascending order (from smallest to largest). For this particular data set, the order is:

3 7 11 12 25 32 44 54 61 66 71 72

Find the minimum and maximum for your data set. Now that your numbers are in order, this should be easy to spot.

min 3 max 72

Find the median. The median is the middle number

median = 32+44/2 = 38 = Q2

Q1=11.5

Q3=63.5