The American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ASPAN; www.aspan.org) is a national organization serving nurses practicing in ambulatory surgery preanesthesia and postanes- thesia care. The organization consists of 40 components, which are listed below.
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State/Region
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Membership
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State/Region
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Membership
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Alabama
|
95
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Illinois
|
562
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Arizona
|
399
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Indiana
|
270
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Maryland, Delaware, DC
|
531
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Iowa
|
117
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Connecticut
|
239
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Kentucky
|
197
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Florida
|
631
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Louisiana
|
258
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Georgia
|
384
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Michigan
|
411
|
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Hawaii
|
73
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Massachusetts
|
480
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(continued )
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State/Region
|
Membership
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State/Region
|
Membership
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Maine
|
97
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California New Mexico Pennsylvania Rhode Island Colorado
South Carolina Texas Tennessee Utah
Virginia Vermont,
New Hampshire
Wisconsin West Virginia
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1,165
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Minnesota, Dakotas
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289
|
79
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Missouri, Kansas
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282
|
575
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Mississippi
|
90
|
53
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Nebraska
|
115
|
409
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North Carolina
|
542
|
237
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Nevada
|
106
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1,026
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New Jersey, Bermuda
|
517
|
167
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Alaska, Idaho, Montana,
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|
67
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Oregon, Washington
|
708
|
414
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New York
|
891
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Ohio
|
708
|
144
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Oklahoma
|
171
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311
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Arkansas
|
68
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62
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Use statistical software to answer the following questions.
a. Find the mean, median, and standard deviation of the number of members per component.
b. Find the coefficient of skewness, using the software. What do you conclude about the shape of the distribution of component size?
c. Determine the first and third quartiles. Do not use the method described by Excel.
d. Develop a box plot. Are there any outliers? Which components are outliers? What are the limits for outliers?