3 The masses, \(m\) grams, of 52 apples of a certain variety were found and summarised as follows.
$$n = 52 \quad \Sigma ( m - 150 ) = - 182 \quad \Sigma ( m - 150 ) ^ { 2 } = 1768$$
- Find the mean and variance of the masses of these 52 apples.
- Use your answers from part (i) to find the exact value of \(\Sigma m ^ { 2 }\).
The masses of the apples are illustrated in the box-and-whisker plot below.
\includegraphics[max width=\textwidth, alt={}, center]{b5ce3230-7528-439c-9e85-ef159a49cba3-3_250_1310_662_383} - How many apples have masses in the interval \(130 \leqslant m < 140\) ?
- An 'outlier' is a data item that lies more than 1.5 times the interquartile range above the upper quartile, or more than 1.5 times the interquartile range below the lower quartile. Explain whether any of the masses of these apples are outliers.