The American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ASPAN;www.aspan.org) is a national organization serving nurses practicingin ambulatory surgery, preanesthesia, and postanesthesia care. Theorganization's membership is listed below.
| State/Region | Membership |
| Alabama | | 128 | |
| Arizona | | 388 | |
| Maryland, Delaware, DC | | 549 | |
| Connecticut | | 183 | |
| Florida | | 659 | |
| Georgia | | 533 | |
| Hawaii | | 69 | |
| Maine | | 110 | |
| Minnesota, Dakotas | | 212 | |
| Missouri, Kansas | | 216 | |
| Mississippi | | 134 | |
| Nebraska | | 112 | |
| North Carolina | | 387 | |
| Nevada | | 153 | |
| New Jersey, Bermuda | | 616 | |
| Alaska, Idaho, Montana,Oregon, Washington | | 579 | |
| New York | | 1,077 | |
| Ohio | | 767 | |
| Oklahoma | | 144 | |
| Arkansas | | 89 | |
| Illinois | | 644 | |
| Indiana | | 356 | |
| Iowa | | 106 | |
| Kentucky | | 172 | |
| Louisiana | | 302 | |
| Michigan | | 493 | |
| Massachusetts | | 442 | |
| California | | 1,186 | |
| New Mexico | | 93 | |
| Pennsylvania | | 500 | |
| Rhode Island | | 70 | |
| Colorado | | 484 | |
| South Carolina | | 316 | |
| Texas | | 787 | |
| Tennessee | | 199 | |
| Utah | | 44 | |
| Virginia | | 538 | |
| Vermont, New Hampshire | | 114 | |
| Wisconsin | | 373 | |
| West Virginia | | 47 |
- Find the mean, median, and standard deviation of the number ofmembers per component. (Round your answers to 2 decimalplaces.)
- Find the coefficient ofskewness, using the software method. (Round your answer to 2 decimalplaces.)
- Determine the first and third quartiles. Do not use the methoddescribed by Excel. (Round your answers to 2 decimalplaces.)
What are the limits for outliers? (Round your answers tothe nearest whole number. Negative amounts should be indicated by aminus sign.)
