California's Favorite Data Analysis Mystery Cache
Hidden : 9/24/2014
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


The cache is not at the posted coordinates, but the winning run happens here. ("Sacramento is #1!")

The following data come from a September 5, 2014 visit to a geocaching statistics web page. The data are the number of Favorite Points on Unknown Caches, by California county.

County

#FavPoints

Sacramento County (CA) - #1

5,008

Santa Clara County (CA) - #2

4,292

San Diego County (CA) - #3

4,011

Los Angeles County (CA) - #4

2,957

Alameda County (CA) - #5

2,773

Orange County (CA) - #6

2,082

San Mateo County (CA) - #7

2,078

San Bernardino County (CA) - #8

1,461

Contra Costa County (CA) - #9

1,451

Placer County (CA) - #10

1,303

Riverside County (CA) - #11

1,282

Sonoma County (CA) - #12

1,202

Ventura County (CA) - #13

1,101

Yolo County (CA) - #14

877

Solano County (CA) - #15

840

El Dorado County (CA) - #16

827

Monterey County (CA) - #17

806

San Francisco County (CA) - #18

783

Sutter County (CA) - #19

702

Stanislaus County (CA) - #20

563

Santa Cruz County (CA) - #21

490

Napa County (CA) - #22

466

Marin County (CA) - #23

457

Santa Barbara County (CA) - #24

419

Kern County (CA) - #25

407

Butte County (CA) - #26

343

Yuba County (CA) - #27

322

Shasta County (CA) - #28

321

Lassen County (CA) - #29

260

Nevada County (CA) - #30

259

San Luis Obispo County (CA) - #31

206

San Joaquin County (CA) - #32

189

Humboldt County (CA) - #33

174

Fresno County (CA) - #34

143

Merced County (CA) - #35

132

Imperial County (CA) - #36

118

Tehama County (CA) - #37

114

Calaveras County (CA) - #38

90

Tuolumne County (CA) - #39

72

Plumas County (CA) - #40

64

Siskiyou County (CA) - #41

59

Amador County (CA) - #42

58

Mendocino County (CA) - #43

57

Mariposa County (CA) - #44

56

Tulare County (CA) - #45

39

Mono County (CA) - #46

36

Inyo County (CA) - #47

32

San Benito County (CA) - #48

29

Colusa County (CA) - #49

26

Glenn County (CA) - #50

21

Lake County (CA) - #51

18

Alpine County (CA) - #52

16

Sierra County (CA) - #53

13

Kings County (CA) - #54

12

Modoc County (CA) - #55

2

Trinity County (CA) - #56

2

Del Norte County (CA) - #57

1

Madera County (CA) - #58

1

OK, that is the information; now to some data analysis:

The top X counties account for just over half of the favorite points awarded.
The median is XXX.5.
The major mode is X, and the minor mode is 1.
To the nearest whole number, the mean of the data is XXX.
To the nearest hundred, the interquartile range of the data is XXX.
The range of the data is XXXX.

To obtain the final coordinates, place the correct answers into a single string (no spaces), and enter your answer into certitude.

Congratulations to Nylimb for the FTS!
Congratulations and special certificate to GoldenStateBoy for the FTF!

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

gurer ner 15 K'f; lbhe nafjre fubhyq or 15 qvtvgf ybat

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
-------------------------
N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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