Create a data set containing between 12 and 40 pieces of real quantitative data

Question

Create a data set containing between 12 and 40 pieces of real quantitative data from a single variable. We'll use this data set several times during the course, so try to pick something you find interesting. This can be real life data from your personal or work life, data found on the internet or from other sources.
1. Provide a description of what the data represents, how you collected the data and why you chose it. Be sure to mention how many data points (n) there are in your data set. (Your explanation should be a few sentences.)
2. Where do you expect the "middle" of your data to be?
3. Submit your data sorted in ascending order in an Excel file (if you use Open Office, save it as Excel format). If you don't submit your data, you won't be able to earn the points for this exercise.

Explanation / Answer

1. The data represents a sample of the weight (in carats) of 30 diamonds in a jewelry. Data were collected from internet.

2. The average of the data is 0.23

3. The file is avalible in:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwC4d-dIFKtJX3V1cldpelFlRWc/view?usp=sharing

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