1)Using the chart given, create a stem and leaf plot 2)is this a normal distribution? Is it skewed left or right? 3)find the mean and standard deviation

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1)Using the chart given, create a stem and leaf plot

2)is this a normal distribution? Is it skewed left or right?

3)find the mean and standard deviation 

4)assuming this is "normal" and using all 50 states, and the District of Columbia which is given, using the empirical rule, how many states are expected to fall within one standard deviation of the mean and give an example. 
5) give an example of a state that falls two and three standard deviations away from the mean 

State Name
Percent of persons living below the federal poverty level
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
15.5
10.1
13.5
16.2
11.8
9.3
Connecticut
10.0
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
11.3
13.5
12.7
Georgia
Hawaii
13.3
9.3
Idaho
11.2
llinois
11.5
Indiana
11.9
lowa
11.2
Kansas
11.4
Kentucky
Louisiana
16.3
19.0
Maine
10.9
Maryland
Massachusetts
9.0
9.4
Michigan
Minnesota
13.0
9.0
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
19.6
12.9
12.6
9.9
12.5
7.3
9.2
18.2
13.0
13.6
North Dakota
10.6
Ohio
Oklahoma
13.1
15.2
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
11.4
12.0
10.8
13.8
South Dakota
11.9
Tennessee
13.9
Техas
13.6
Utah
8.9
Vermont
10.2
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
yoming
9.9
9.8
16.0
10.4
10.1
Transcribed Image Text:State Name Percent of persons living below the federal poverty level Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado 15.5 10.1 13.5 16.2 11.8 9.3 Connecticut 10.0 Delaware District of Columbia Florida 11.3 13.5 12.7 Georgia Hawaii 13.3 9.3 Idaho 11.2 llinois 11.5 Indiana 11.9 lowa 11.2 Kansas 11.4 Kentucky Louisiana 16.3 19.0 Maine 10.9 Maryland Massachusetts 9.0 9.4 Michigan Minnesota 13.0 9.0 Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina 19.6 12.9 12.6 9.9 12.5 7.3 9.2 18.2 13.0 13.6 North Dakota 10.6 Ohio Oklahoma 13.1 15.2 Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina 11.4 12.0 10.8 13.8 South Dakota 11.9 Tennessee 13.9 Техas 13.6 Utah 8.9 Vermont 10.2 Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin yoming 9.9 9.8 16.0 10.4 10.1
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