The following dataset represents the number of eggs laid in the chicken coop each day for the past week.

5, 8, 0, 3, 2, 7, 4
In three very short sentences, find the five-number summary, create a box plot, and describe the distribution of data using the box plot and explain what the distribution means.

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The five-number summary of the dataset is: minimum = 0, Q1 = 2, median (Q2) = 4, Q3 = 7, maximum = 8. The box plot would show a box extending from Q1 (2) to Q3 (7) with a line at the median (4) and whiskers extending to the minimum (0) and maximum (8). The distribution indicates a right-skewed or positively skewed distribution, suggesting that most days had a lower number of eggs laid, while a few days (like 8) had significantly higher counts.