# How many staff members should be scheduled to workeach week? Explain your reasoning. c. Why is a scatterplot not an appropriate display of this data?

During a given week, the museum had attendance as shown in the table at right. a. Numerically summarize the center and spread of attendance by finding the median and interquartile range (IQR). b. The museum management needs to tell the staff members their work schedules a week in advance. The museum wants to have approximately one staff member for every 150 visitors. How many staff members should be scheduled to workeach week? Explain your reasoning. c. Why is a scatterplot not an appropriate display of this data?
$$\begin{array}{c} Day&Attendance \\ 1&870\\ 2&940\\ 3&731\\ 4&400\\ 5&861\\ 6&680\\ 7&593\\ \end{array}$$

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a)Median = 731, IQR = 870593 = 277
b)For the largest: number of visitors (940), there needs to be at least 7 staff members.
c)Because a box plot is appropriate display of this data.