Elements of Statistics: The hemoglobin Alc test is a blood test given to diabeti

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Elements of Statistics:

The hemoglobin Alc test is a blood test given to diabetics during their periodic checkups and indicates the level of control they have over their blood sugar during the past two to three months. A university clinic collected the following data from several diabetic patients on their percentage of total hemoglobin that HbA1c makes up. 6.555.6 7.6 4.8 87.5 7.9 8 9.2 6.4 6 5.6 6 5.7 9.2 8. 6.5 6.6 5 86.5 6.1 6.4 6.67.2 5.945.7 7.9 65.6 6 6.27.76.7 7.78.29 A (standard) boxplot of the data appears as HBAlc percentage From left to right, identify the appropriate statistic and give the exact value of that statistic for this data. Statistic: Minimum Maximum Median Third Quartilev First Quartile Value

Explanation / Answer

Minimum = 2 (starting point of whisker of the box plot)

Maximum = 9.2 (end point of the whisker of boxplot)

Median = 6.4 (line at the middle of the box)

Third quartile = 7.9 (end point of the box)

First quartile = 6 (starting point of the box)

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