MA 1904 236 3420 AL 813 HI NM 472 SD 326 171 AK ID MI NY 4805 TN 124 2873 MN 1573 1087 AZ 1035 IL NC 2143 TX 3529 AR ND OH 422 IN 555 MO 1442 MS UT 1374 141 328 CA 8274 IA VT 829 2933 219 OK CO 1289 KS KY 1960 WA 1751 MT 502 VA 515 232 CT 752 NE 333 OR 1037 PA 3276 WW 998 LA DE NV 255 783 534 304 FL 4282 GA 1844 ME MD 1629 422 NH NJ RI SC 385 297 WI 1677 WY 862 2215 83

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The 2008 election was a race in which Barack Obama defeated John McCain and other candidates, receiving 53% of the popular vote. The popular vote (in thousands) for Barack Obama in each of the 50 states is listed below:

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a. By just looking at the table, what shape do you think the data istribution for the popular vote by state will have?
b. Draw a relative frequency histogram to describe the distribution of the popular vote for President Obama in the 50 states.
c. Did the histogram in part b confirm your guess in part a? Are there any outliers? How can you explain them?

MA 1904
236
3420
AL
813
HI
NM 472
SD
326
171
AK
ID
MI
NY 4805
TN
124
2873
MN 1573
1087
AZ
1035
IL
NC 2143
TX
3529
AR
ND
OH
422
IN
555
MO 1442
MS
UT
1374
141
328
CA 8274
IA
VT
829
2933
219
Transcribed Image Text:MA 1904 236 3420 AL 813 HI NM 472 SD 326 171 AK ID MI NY 4805 TN 124 2873 MN 1573 1087 AZ 1035 IL NC 2143 TX 3529 AR ND OH 422 IN 555 MO 1442 MS UT 1374 141 328 CA 8274 IA VT 829 2933 219
OK
CO
1289
KS
KY
1960
WA 1751
MT
502 VA
515
232
CT
752
NE
333
OR
1037
PA 3276 WW
998
LA
DE
NV
255
783
534
304
FL
4282
GA 1844
ME
MD 1629
422
NH
NJ
RI
SC
385
297 WI
1677
WY
862
2215
83
Transcribed Image Text:OK CO 1289 KS KY 1960 WA 1751 MT 502 VA 515 232 CT 752 NE 333 OR 1037 PA 3276 WW 998 LA DE NV 255 783 534 304 FL 4282 GA 1844 ME MD 1629 422 NH NJ RI SC 385 297 WI 1677 WY 862 2215 83
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