document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=251598>Question 251598</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The number of dry cleaning orders picked up at Sunny Fresh Dry Cleaners was sampled over 4 hour periods.  Compute the sample mean, median, mode, and midrange.  Compute the 1st and 3rd quartiles and interpret their meanings.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have the answers for mode, median, midrange, mean and the quartiles.  I do not understand about interpreting their meanings.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Mean: 51.6 or 52\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Median: 58\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Mode: 61\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Midrange: 46\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Q1: 43.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Q3: 61\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please help me interpret their meanings, as I have no idea what that means. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #183300 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=183300\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Plot those figures on a horizontal line.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Try to draw a density curve over the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "line that reflects the meaning of some<BR>\n" );
document.write( "of those values..<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The data is skewed left and is heavily weighted<BR>\n" );
document.write( "at the right.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Shows the majority of the pick-ups are iin the 4th<BR>\n" );
document.write( "timing segment which is toward the end of the <BR>\n" );
document.write( "business day.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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