def fivenum(array) sorted_arr = array.sort n = array.size n4 = (((n + 3).to_f / 2.to_f) / 2.to_f).floor d = Array.[](1, n4, ((n.to_f + 1) / 2).to_i, n + 1 - n4, n) sum_array = [] (0..4).each do |e| # each loops have local scope, for loops don't index_floor = (d[e] - 1).floor index_ceil = (d[e] - 1).ceil sum_array.push(0.5 * (sorted_arr[index_floor] + sorted_arr[index_ceil])) end sum_array end test_array = [15, 6, 42, 41, 7, 36, 49, 40, 39, 47, 43] tukey_array = fivenum(test_array) p tukey_array test_array = [36, 40, 7, 39, 41, 15] tukey_array = fivenum(test_array) p tukey_array test_array = [0.14082834, 0.09748790, 1.73131507, 0.87636009, -1.95059594, 0.73438555, -0.03035726, 1.46675970, -0.74621349, -0.72588772, 0.63905160, 0.61501527, -0.98983780, -1.00447874, -0.62759469, 0.66206163, 1.04312009, -0.10305385, 0.75775634, 0.32566578] tukey_array = fivenum(test_array) p tukey_array