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 consists of the 40 components listed below.

State/Region	Membership
Alabama		70
Arizona		367
Maryland, Delaware, DC		454
Connecticut		320
Florida		556
Georgia		500
Hawaii		90
Illinois		514
Indiana		191
Iowa		91
Kentucky		227
Louisiana		211
Michigan		387
Massachusetts		344
Maine		136
Minnesota, Dakotas		229
Missouri, Kansas		340
Mississippi		123
Nebraska		88
North Carolina		552
Nevada		150
New Jersey, Bermuda		329
Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington		943
New York		884
Ohio		856
Oklahoma		202
Arkansas		84
California		1,195
New Mexico		94
Pennsylvania		422
Rhode Island		63
Colorado		396
South Carolina		282
Texas		1,109
Tennessee		132
Utah		43
Virginia		489
Vermont, New Hampshire		181
Wisconsin		332
West Virginia		47

Click here for the Excel Data File a. 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?

multiple choice 1

• Mild positive skewness

• Mild negative skewness

c. Determine the first and third quartiles. Do not use the method described by Excel. (Round your answers to 2 decimal places.)

d-1. What are the limits for outliers? (Round your answers to the nearest whole number. Negative amounts should be indicated by a minus sign.)