e.
Are there any distinct outliers present in this data set? If so, list them.
Yes, $916 billion, $947 billion, and $961 billion
2.
Let’s calculate the five-number summary for the company data and then create a box and whisker plot to model the data.
38, 57, 58, 60, 95 Q
1
, 125, 150, 178, 215, 233 median
, 240, 272, 281, 287, 296 Q
3
, 343, 916, 947, 961
Company
Market Value (Billions of Dollars)
Bank of America
287
Wells Fargo
215
BP
150
Apple
961
AT&T
233
Verizon
240
Amazon
916
BMW
58
Pepsi
178
Sony
60
Ford
38
American Express
95
Microsoft
947
Nestle
281
Samsung
272
Exxon Mobile
343
IBM
125
General Motors
57
Walmart
296
Indicate the five-number summary:
Low: 38, Q
1
: 95, M: 233, Q
3
: 296, High: 961
Construct a box and whisker plot to model the data above:
Characterize the data above as: Right Skewed
3.
Using the data calculated from #2, find the following:
a)
What percent of the companies made more than $296 billion? 25%