The American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ASPAN; www. aspan. org) is a national organization serving nurses practicing in ambulatory surgery, preanesthesia, and postanesthesia care. The organization's membership is listed below. State/Region Membership
Alabama 78
Arizona 255
Maryland, Delaware, DC 724
Connecticut 335
Florida 592
Georgia 365
Hawaii 87
Maine 116
Minnesota, Dakotas 341
Missouri, Kansas 275
Mississippi 57
Nebraska 75
North Carolina 702
Nevada 116
New Jersey, Bermuda 661
Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington 851
New York 887
Ohio 715
Oklahoma 162
Arkansas 58
Illinois 396
Indiana 226
Iowa 85
Kentucky 265
Louisiana 374
Michigan 466
Massachusetts 588
California 1,329
New Mexico 69
Pennsylvania 445
Rhode Island 68
Colorado 325
South Carolina 208
Texas 851
Tennessee 146
Utah 79
Virginia 337
Vermont, New Hampshire 126
Wisconsin 443
West Virginia 62
a. Find the mean, median, and standard deviation of the number of members per component. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
b-1. Find the coefficient of skewness, using the software method. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
b-2. What do you conclude about the shape of the distribution of component size? Mild positive skewness Mild negative skewness Determine the first and third quartiles. Do not use the method described by Excel. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)
c-1. Are there any outliers? One Two Three Four Zero
c-2. What are the limits for outliers? (Round your answers to the nearest whole number. Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign.)