(a) Calculate the five-number summary of the land areas of thestates in the U.S. Midwest. (If necessary, round your answer to thenearest 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 aboutthe land areas of the states in the midwest.
(c) Calculate the five-number summary of the land areas of thestates in the U.S. Northeast. (If necessary, round your answer tothe 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 aboutthe land areas of the states in the Northeast.
(d) Contrast the results from parts (b) and (d).
