The American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ASPAN;www.aspan.org) is a national organization serving nurses practicingin ambulatory surgery, preanesthesia, and postanesthesia care. Theorganization consists of the 40 components listed below.State/Region Membership Alabama 107 Arizona 432 Maryland, Delaware,DC 608 Connecticut 302 Florida 525 Georgia 385 Hawaii 72 Illinois415 Indiana 212 Iowa 97 Kentucky 178 Louisiana 187 Michigan 497Massachusetts 453 Maine 70 Minnesota, Dakotas 200 Missouri, Kansas352 Mississippi 127 Nebraska 132 North Carolina 527 Nevada 101 NewJersey, Bermuda 707 Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington 708New York 912 Ohio 908 Oklahoma 199 Arkansas 64 California 992 NewMexico 100 Pennsylvania 673 Rhode Island 70 Colorado 498 SouthCarolina 279 Texas 888 Tennessee 197 Utah 77 Virginia 254 Vermont,New Hampshire 114 Wisconsin 402 West Virginia 38
Find the mean, median, and standard deviation of the number ofmembers per component. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)b-1.
Find the coefficient of skewness, using the software method. (Roundyour answer to 2 decimal places.) b-2.
What do you conclude about the shape of the distribution ofcomponent size?
Mild positive skewness Mild negative skewness
Determine the first and third quartiles. Do not use the methoddescribed by Excel. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)d-1
What are the limits for outliers? (Round your answers to thenearest whole number. Negative amounts should be indicated by aminus sign.) d-2.
Are there any outliers? Zero One Three Four Two
