The American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ASPAN; www.aspan.org) is a national organization serving nurses practicing in ambulatory surgery, preanesthesia, and postanesthesia care. The organization's membership is listed below.

State/Region Membership

Alabama 78

Arizona 255

Maryland, Delaware, DC 724

Connecticut 335

Florida 592

Georgia 365

Hawaii 87

Maine 116

Minnesota, Dakotas 341

Missouri, Kansas 275

Mississippi 57

Nebraska 75

North Carolina 702

Nevada 116

New Jersey, Bermuda 661

Alaska, Idaho, Montana,Oregon, Washington 851

New York 887

Ohio 715

Oklahoma 162

Arkansas 58

Illinois 396

Indiana 226

Iowa 85

Kentucky 265

Louisiana 374

Michigan 466

Massachusetts 588

California 1,329

New Mexico 69

Pennsylvania 445

Rhode Island 68

Colorado 325

South Carolina 208

Texas 851

Tennessee 146

Utah 79

Virginia 337

Vermont, New Hampshire 126

Wisconsin 443

West Virginia 62

Find the mean, median, and standard deviation of the number of members per component. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

b-1. Find the coefficient of skewness, using the software method. (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

b-2. What do you conclude about the shape of the distribution of component size? Mild positive skewness Mild negative skewness Determine the first and third quartiles. Do not use the method described by Excel. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

d-1. Are there any outliers? One Two Three Four Zero

d-2. What are the limits for outliers? (Round your answers to the nearest whole number. Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign.)