The following five-number summary for a sample of size 500 was obtained: Minimum = 250, and Maximum = 4,950. Based on this information, if you were to construct a box plot, the value 215 would be considered an outlier.

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The following five-number summary for a sample of size 500 was obtained: Minimum = 250,    and Maximum = 4,950. Based on this information, if you were to construct a box plot, the value 215 would be considered an outlier.

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We cannot determine whether 215 is an outlier based solely on the five-number summary given. We would need to know more information about the quartiles and the interquartile range to determine the presence of outliers.

The Following Five-Number Summary for a Sample of Size 500