Question

Listed below are amounts of​ strontium-90 (in​ millibecquerels, or​ mBq) in a simple random sample of baby teeth obtained from residents in a region born after 1979. Use the given data to construct a boxplot and identify the​ 5-number summary.

Answer 1

Five number summary is:

Minimum: 126

Quartile Q1: 138

Median: 150

Quartile Q3: 160.5

Maximum: 175

Explanation:

The provided data set is, 126 128 131 135 136 140 143 145 147 148 152 154 155 156 159 162 164 166 169 175

The box plot for the provided data set can be constructed as:

Thus, the five number summary is:

Minimum: 126

Quartile Q1: 138

Median: 150

Quartile Q3: 160.5

Maximum: 175