A sample of 35 liberal-arts graduates yielded the following starting annual salaries.  Data are in thousands of dollars, rounded to the nearest hundred dollars.

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A sample of 35 liberal-arts graduates yielded the following starting annual salaries.  Data are in thousands of dollars, rounded to the nearest hundred dollars.

49.0

45.8

50.3

49.6

50.0

47.7

51.8

47.3

46.7

47.0

48.1

50.1

43.6

48.0

47.7

49.8

46.4

46.1

48.5

48.9

48.2

48.1

46.2

47.3

51.7

49.0

48.2

49.9

48.1

49.8

49.5

50.4

45.3

45.3

46.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Construct a stem-and-leaf plot on a separate sheet of paper and answer the following questions based on your plot.

a) Yes or No, the stems range from 43 to 51, inclusive. 
b) Yes or No, The stem 44 has no values associated with it. 
c) Yes or No, There are no commas in my stem and leaf plot. 
c) What is the shape of the distribution?

 

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Given data:

49.0
45.8
50.3
49.6
50.0
47.7
51.8
47.3
46.7
47.0
48.1
50.1
43.6
48.0
47.7
49.8
46.4
46.1
48.5
48.9
48.2
48.1
46.2
47.3
51.7
49.0
48.2
49.9
48.1
49.8
49.5
50.4
45.3
45.3
46.5

Total no of observations =35

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