4. The following figures show the amount of federal assistance in community development to 30 states (measured in millions of dollars) in 2015. Connecticut 70 Maryland 80 Idaho 15 New York 600 New Jersey 190 Pennsylvania 400 Ohio 250 Indiana 130 Illinois 320 Michigan 200 Wisconsin 100 Minnesota 100 Virginia 100 West Virginia 30 North Carolina 110 South Carolina 60 Georgia 120 Florida 250 Kentucky 80 Tennessee 100 Alabama 60 Wyoming 8 Colorado 50 New Mexico 30 Arizona 70 Utah 30 Nevada 20 Washington 80 Oregon 50 California 700 a) Construct a frequency table and a chart to display the data. b) Explain if we should use the mean, median, and/or mode to report the typical amount of federal assistance to these states. c) Draw a normal curve, and mark the mean, the interval +1 standard deviation, +2 standard deviations, and +3 standard deviations from the mean. d) Explain whether the data presented above conforms to a normal distribution.

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4. The following figures show the amount of federal assistance in community
development to 30 states (measured in millions of dollars) in 2015.
Connecticut 70
Maryland 80
Idaho 15
New York 600
New Jersey 190
Pennsylvania 400
Ohio 250
Indiana 130
Illinois 320
Michigan 200
Wisconsin 100
Minnesota 100
Virginia 100
West Virginia 30
North Carolina 110
South Carolina 60
Georgia 120
Florida 250
Kentucky 80
Tennessee 100
Alabama 60
Wyoming 8
Colorado 50
New Mexico 30
Arizona 70
Utah 30
Nevada 20
Washington 80
Oregon 50
California 700
a) Construct a frequency table and a chart to display the data.
b) Explain if we should use the mean, median, and/or mode to report the typical
amount of federal assistance to these states.
c) Draw a normal curve, and mark the mean, the interval +1 standard deviation, +2
standard deviations, and +3 standard deviations from the mean.
d) Explain whether the data presented above conforms to a normal distribution.
Transcribed Image Text:4. The following figures show the amount of federal assistance in community development to 30 states (measured in millions of dollars) in 2015. Connecticut 70 Maryland 80 Idaho 15 New York 600 New Jersey 190 Pennsylvania 400 Ohio 250 Indiana 130 Illinois 320 Michigan 200 Wisconsin 100 Minnesota 100 Virginia 100 West Virginia 30 North Carolina 110 South Carolina 60 Georgia 120 Florida 250 Kentucky 80 Tennessee 100 Alabama 60 Wyoming 8 Colorado 50 New Mexico 30 Arizona 70 Utah 30 Nevada 20 Washington 80 Oregon 50 California 700 a) Construct a frequency table and a chart to display the data. b) Explain if we should use the mean, median, and/or mode to report the typical amount of federal assistance to these states. c) Draw a normal curve, and mark the mean, the interval +1 standard deviation, +2 standard deviations, and +3 standard deviations from the mean. d) Explain whether the data presented above conforms to a normal distribution.
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