Summary 1 Unit 2 Assignment: Calculating Mean, Median, and Spread Purdue University Global HS345

1 Unit 2 Assignment: Calculating Mean, Median, and Spread Purdue University Global HS345 Biostatistics 2 Unit 2 Assignment: Calculating Mean, Median, and Spread Utilizing the data listed under "Variable-A," which represents the body weight in pounds for a population of Hispanic men, the box-whisker plot above was produced using Microsoft Excel tools. A statistical measure of dispersion, the interquartile range (IQR) is the range that contains the central fifty percent of a data set. It is determined by subtracting the data set's first quartile (Q1) from its third quartile (Q3). Since it is less impacted by outliers than the range, the IQR is helpful for comprehending the distribution of the middle portion of the data. The formula for IQR is: IQR=Q3-Q1. As seen above, Q3=273, Q2=240, and Q1=207. The dataset's highest value is represented in the top portion of the box plot at 350, wherea