California's Favorite Data Analysis Mystery Cache
California's Favorite Data Analysis
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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.
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County
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#FavPoints
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Sacramento County (CA) - #1
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5,008
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Santa Clara County (CA) - #2
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4,292
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San Diego County (CA) - #3
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4,011
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Los Angeles County (CA) - #4
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2,957
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Alameda County (CA) - #5
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2,773
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Orange County (CA) - #6
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2,082
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San Mateo County (CA) - #7
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2,078
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San Bernardino County (CA) - #8
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1,461
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Contra Costa County (CA) - #9
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1,451
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Placer County (CA) - #10
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1,303
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Riverside County (CA) - #11
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1,282
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Sonoma County (CA) - #12
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1,202
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Ventura County (CA) - #13
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1,101
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Yolo County (CA) - #14
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877
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Solano County (CA) - #15
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840
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El Dorado County (CA) - #16
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827
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Monterey County (CA) - #17
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806
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San Francisco County (CA) - #18
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783
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Sutter County (CA) - #19
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702
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Stanislaus County (CA) - #20
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563
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Santa Cruz County (CA) - #21
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490
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Napa County (CA) - #22
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466
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Marin County (CA) - #23
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457
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Santa Barbara County (CA) - #24
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419
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Kern County (CA) - #25
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407
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Butte County (CA) - #26
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343
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Yuba County (CA) - #27
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322
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Shasta County (CA) - #28
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321
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Lassen County (CA) - #29
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260
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Nevada County (CA) - #30
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259
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San Luis Obispo County (CA) - #31
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206
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San Joaquin County (CA) - #32
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189
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Humboldt County (CA) - #33
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174
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Fresno County (CA) - #34
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143
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Merced County (CA) - #35
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132
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Imperial County (CA) - #36
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118
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Tehama County (CA) - #37
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114
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Calaveras County (CA) - #38
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90
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Tuolumne County (CA) - #39
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72
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Plumas County (CA) - #40
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64
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Siskiyou County (CA) - #41
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59
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Amador County (CA) - #42
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58
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Mendocino County (CA) - #43
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57
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Mariposa County (CA) - #44
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56
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Tulare County (CA) - #45
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39
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Mono County (CA) - #46
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36
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Inyo County (CA) - #47
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32
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San Benito County (CA) - #48
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29
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Colusa County (CA) - #49
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26
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Glenn County (CA) - #50
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21
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Lake County (CA) - #51
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18
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Alpine County (CA) - #52
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16
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Sierra County (CA) - #53
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13
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Kings County (CA) - #54
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12
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Modoc County (CA) - #55
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2
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Trinity County (CA) - #56
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2
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Del Norte County (CA) - #57
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1
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Madera County (CA) - #58
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1
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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.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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