Show All work. Construct a stem and leaf plot from the following data set of the midterm test scores for a typing class, and then answer the questions below. (Note that it is usually easiest to make a “rough copy” which is unordered and then make a second, ordered copy which will be used to answer the questions.) 85 77 93 85 91 74 65 68 97 88 99 74 83 85 50 72 63 79 (a) What is the sample size? (b) What are the maximum and minimum values for this data? (c) Calculate the range.

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Show All work. Construct a stem and leaf plot from the following data set of the midterm test scores for a
typing class, and then answer the questions below. (Note that it is usually easiest to make a
“rough copy” which is unordered and then make a second, ordered copy which will be used
to answer the questions.)
85 77 93 85 91 74 65 68 97
88 99 74 83 85 50 72 63 79
(a) What is the sample size?
(b) What are the maximum and minimum values for this data?
(c) Calculate the range.
(d) Find the median and show where it is on your stem and leaf plot.
(e) Find the mean and show where it is on your stem and leaf plot.
(f) Find the mode and show where it is on your stem and leaf plot.
(g) Which measure of central tendency best characterizes this distribution? Why?
(h) How would you characterize the shape of this distribution? Why?

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