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4-71. Listed below are the populations of the 50 states.
a. Find the mean, median, Q1, and Q3.
b. Find the 15th and the 90th percentiles.
c. Find the coefficient of skewness and interpret the result.
d. Develop a box plot and interpret the result.
State Population
Alabama 4,369,862
Alaska 619,500
Arizona 4,778,332
Arkansas 25,551,373
California 33,145,121
Colorado 4,056,133
Connecticut 3,282,031
Delaware 753,538
Florida 15,111,244
Georgia 7,788,240
Hawaii 1,185,497
Idaho 1,251,700
Illinois 12,128,370
Indiana 5,942,901
Iowa 2,869,413
Kansas 2,654,052
Kentucky 3,960,825
Louisiana 4,372,035
Maine 1,253,040
Maryland 5,171,634
Massachusetts 6,175,169
Michigan 9,863,775
Minnesota 4,775,508
Mississippi 2,768,619
Missouri 5,468,338
Montana 882,779
Nebraska 1,666,028
Nevada 1,809,253
New Hampshire 1,201,134
New Jersey 8,143,412
New Mexico 1,739,844
New York 18,196,601
North Carolina 7,650,789
North Dakota 633,666
Ohio 11,256,654
Oklahoma 3,858,044
Oregon 3,316,154
Pennsylvania 11,994,016
Rhode Island 990,819
South Carolina 3,885,736
South Dakota 733,133
Tennessee 5,483,535
Texas 20,044,141
Utah 2,129,836
Vermont 593,740
Virginia 6,872,912
Washington 5,756,361
West Virginia 1,806,928
Wisconsin 5,250,446
Wyoming 479,602

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a. Find the mean, median, Q1, and Q3.

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