Using the empirical method, count all the observations within the first standard deviation of the mean.
^^ This is how the question was worded on the assignment but it does not make much sense to me.
I think this is meant to be completed in excel or SPSS, if you use it please attach pics of the outputs and work
No State Reading Math Writing Total Median I Population Alabama 547 538 532 1,617 $66, 442 4,858,979 Alaska 507 503 475 1,485 $96, 551 738,432 Arizona 522 525 500 1,547 $68, 900 6,828,065 Arkansas 573 571 554 1,698 $59, 092 2,978,204 California 498 510 496 1,504 $79, 418 39,144,818 Colorado 582 586 567 1,735 $86, 377 5,456,574 Connecticut 507 510 508 1,525 $109, 102 3,590,886 Delaware 456 459 444 1,359 $85, 545 945,934 9 DC 440 438 431 1,309 $78, 368 672,228 10 Florida 491 485 472 1,448 $67, 539 20,271,272 11 Georgia 488 485 472 1,445 $69, 170 10,214,860 12 Hawaii 484 504 472 1,460 $89, 648 1,431,603 13 Idaho 458 456 450 1,364 $62, 348 1,654,930 14 Illinois 599 616 587 1,802 $84, 901 12,859,995 15 Indiana 497 500 477 1,474 $74, 205 6,619,680 16 .Iowa 605 611 578 1,794 $82, 537 3,123,899 17 Kansas 591 596 566 1,753 $76, 017 2,911,641 18 Kentucky 589 585 572 1,746 $69, 794 4,425,092 19 , Lousiana 561 556 550 1,667 $74, 009 4,670,724 20 Maine 467 471 449 1,387 $76, 511 1,329,328 21 Maryland 492 495 481 1,468 $107, 091 6,006,401 22 Massachusetts 516 531 509 1,556 $108, 545 6,794,422 23 Michigan 593 610 581 1,784 $77, 865 9,922,576 24 Minnesota 598 610 578 1,786 $94, 807 . 5,489,594 25 Mississippi 583 566 565 1,714 $59, 126 2,992,333 26 Missouri 595 597 579 1,771 $72, 711 6,083,672 27 Montana 555 552 530 1,637 $68, 711 1,032,949 28 Nebraska 589 587 569 1,745 $79, 634 1,896,190 29 Nevada 495 494 469 1,458 $69, 672 2,890,845 30 N. Hampshire 524 530 512 1,566 $95, 964 1,330,608 31 New Jersey 501 523 502 1,526 $107, 452 8,958,013 32 New Mexico 548 543 526 1,617 $62, 840 2,085,109 33 New York 488 502 478 1,468 $89, 586 19,795,791 550 A. DATASETS No State Reading Math Writing Total PerCapital Population N. Carolina 199 507 477 1,483 $70, 495 10,042,802 35 North Dakota 612 620 584 1,816 $90, 329 756,927 36 Ohio 555 562 535 1,652 $78, 622 11,613,423 37 Oklahoma 576 571 550 1,697 $64, 448 3,911,338 38 Oregon 523 522 499 1,544 $72, 668 4,028,977 39 Pennsylvania 497 504 480 1,481 $85, 765 12,802,503 40 Rhode Island 497 496 487 1,480 $89, 823 1,056,298 41 S. Carolina 488 490 465 1,443 $67, 641 4,896,146 42 S. Dakota 604 609 579 1,792 $74, 275 858,469 43 Tennessee 578 570 566 1,714 $67, 930 6,600,299 44 Texas 476 495 461 1,432 $71, 973 27,469,114 45 Utah 571 568 551 1,690 $73, 446 2,995,919 46 Vermont 522 525 507 1,554 $83, 378 626,042 47 Virginia 518 515 497 1,530 $93, 349 8,382,993 48 Washington 510 518 491 1,519 $86, 161 7,170,351 49 W. Virginia 517 505 500 1,522 $67, 080 1,844,128 50 Wisconsin 596 608 578 1,782 $83, 686 5,771,337 51 590 599 $81, 782 586,107 Wyoming 573 1,762
