Calculate appropriate summary statistics

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A report from the U.S. Department of Justice (www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/) gave the following percent changes in federal prison populations in 20 northeastern and midwestern states during 2005:

State	Percent Change During 2005
Connecticut	-0.3
Maine	0
Massachusetts	5.5
New Hampshire	3.3
New Jersey	2.2
New York	-1.6
Pennsylvania	3.5
Rhode Island	6.5
Vermont	5.6
Illinois	2
Indiana	1.9
Iowa	2.5
Kansas	1.1
Michigan	1.4
Minnesota	6
Missouri	-0.8
Nebraska	7.9
North Dakota	4.4
Ohio	2.3
South Dakota	11.9
Wisconsin	-1.0

a) Graph these data.

b) Calculate appropriate summary statistics.

c) Write a few sentences about these data. (Remember: shape, center, spread, unusual features.)

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