Calculate the descriptive statistics


The Australian Bureau of Statistics recently released figures on petrol usage. Following are the 15 leading cities in 2012.

City                    Value ($ billions)
Bourke                      7.84
Mt Isa                      6.48
Weipa                       4.20
Newcastle                 4.17
Wollongong                4.00
Kalgoorlie                   3.30
Darwin                       3.21
Tennant Creek            2.74
Broken Hill                  2.08
Perth                        2.05
Alice Springs               2.05
Adelaide                     1.89
Canberra                    1.85
Dubbo                        1.81
Albury                        1.68

(a) Using the Data Analysis Tool in Excel, calculate the descriptive statistics.

(b) Briefly explain what each of the metrics in the summary statistics means.

(c) Comment on the figures in the report. What are they telling you about this data set? Is it symmetrical, flat, skewed, does it have outliers, and so on?

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