The height in inches of the starting five players on the basketball team is shown 66 70 63 75 66 what is the five number summary of the data what is the standard deviation of the data

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To calculate the five-number summary and the standard deviation of the given heights (66, 70, 63, 75, 66), let's follow these steps:

Five-Number Summary

The five-number summary consists of:

  1. Minimum
  2. First Quartile (Q1)
  3. Median (Q2)
  4. Third Quartile (Q3)
  5. Maximum

First, we need to sort the data:

  • Sorted data: 63, 66, 66, 70, 75

Now, we can calculate the five-number summary.

  1. Minimum:

    • Minimum = 63
  2. First Quartile (Q1):

    • Q1 is the median of the first half of the data (63, 66).
    • Q1 = (63 + 66) / 2 = 64.5
  3. Median (Q2):

    • Median = Middle value = 66 (the third number in the sorted list).
  4. Third Quartile (Q3):

    • Q3 is the median of the second half of the data (66, 70, 75).
    • Q3 = 70 (the second number in the second half).
  5. Maximum:

    • Maximum = 75

Five-Number Summary:

  • Minimum: 63
  • Q1: 64.5
  • Median (Q2): 66
  • Q3: 70
  • Maximum: 75

Standard Deviation

To calculate the standard deviation, we can use the following formula:

\[ \text{Standard Deviation} (s) = \sqrt{\frac{\sum (x_i - \bar{x})^2}{n-1}} \]

Where \( x_i \) is each data point, \( \bar{x} \) is the mean of the data, and \( n \) is the number of data points.

  1. Calculate the mean (\( \bar{x} \)): \[ \bar{x} = \frac{63 + 66 + 66 + 70 + 75}{5} = \frac{340}{5} = 68 \]

  2. Calculate each deviation from the mean, square each deviation, and sum them: \[ (63 - 68)^2 = (-5)^2 = 25 \] \[ (66 - 68)^2 = (-2)^2 = 4 \] \[ (66 - 68)^2 = (-2)^2 = 4 \] \[ (70 - 68)^2 = (2)^2 = 4 \] \[ (75 - 68)^2 = (7)^2 = 49 \]

    Now summing these squares: \[ 25 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 49 = 86 \]

  3. Calculate the variance: \[ \text{Variance} (s^2) = \frac{86}{5-1} = \frac{86}{4} = 21.5 \]

  4. Calculate the standard deviation: \[ s = \sqrt{21.5} \approx 4.64 \]

Summary of Results

  • Five-number summary:

    • Minimum: 63
    • Q1: 64.5
    • Median: 66
    • Q3: 70
    • Maximum: 75
  • Standard Deviation: Approximately \( 4.64 \)