Referenced from lesson Spread of a Data Set (Spring, 2021)
Consider the following dataset, representing the annual income of ten people.
All numbers represent thousands of dollars (so 14 means "$14,000"):
60, 10, 21, 180, 14, 20, 45, 35, 45, 1701 In the space below, rewrite this dataset in sorted order.
2 In the table below, compute the measures of center for this dataset.
| Mean (Average) | Median | Mode(s) |
|---|---|---|
3 In the table below, compute the five number summary of this dataset.
| Minimum | Q1 | Q2 (Median) | Q3 | Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
4 On the number line below, draw a box plot for this dataset.
5 The following statements are correct … but misleading. Write down the reason why.
| Statement | Why it’s misleading |
|---|---|
“They’re rich! The average person makes $60k dollars!” |
|
“It’s a middle-income list: the most common salary is $45k/yr!” |
|
“This group is very low-income, the most common salary range is from $10k-$25k!” |
These materials were developed partly through support of the National Science Foundation,
(awards 1042210, 1535276, 1648684, and 1738598). 
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