The data below represent the temperature recorded over an 13-day period at Melbourne weather station from Feb 6ᵗʰ−18ᵗʰ 2023: 21, 20, 22, 26, 27, 26, 20, 21, 22, 32, 37, 41, 25ºC.
a. Calculate the mean
b. Find the median.
c. Calculate the first quartile
d. Calculate the third quartile
e. Calculate the interquartile range.
f. Calculate the range.
g. Comment on the skewness of the distribution of the temperature recorded over an 13-day period at Melbourne weather station and explain how you reached this decision.
h. Which of the measures of central tendency will give the best indication of a typical temperature in our sample? Explain why?