Fundamentals of Statistics (5th Edition)
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780134508306
Author: Michael Sullivan III
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 10.4, Problem 17AYU
To determine
a.
To construct: The dot plot for the data.
To explain: The shape of the distribution.
To determine
b.
To find: The
To determine
- c.
- To determine: The
mean , median , standard deviation and interquartile range ideal number of children.
To determine
- d.
- To explain: The reason for the need of large
sample size to perform inference.
To determine
- e.
- To test: The claim that the people believed that the ideal number of children have changed from 2.64.
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Fundamentals of Statistics (5th Edition)
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