
Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World, Books a la Carte Edition (7th Edition)
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Author: Ron Larson, Betsy Farber
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Chapter 1.3, Problem 1E
What is the difference between an observational study and an experiment?
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The following ordered data list shows the data speeds for cell phones used by a
telephone company at an airport:
A. Calculate the Measures of Central Tendency from the ungrouped data list.
B. Group the data in an appropriate frequency table.
C. Calculate the Measures of Central Tendency using the table in point B.
D. Are there differences in the measurements obtained in A and C? Why (give at
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A. Measures of Central Tendency
We are to calculate:
Mean, Median, Mode
The data (already ordered) is:
0.8, 1.4, 1.8, 1.9, 3.2, 3.6, 4.5, 4.5, 4.6, 6.2, 6.5, 7.7, 7.9, 9.9, 10.2, 10.3, 10.9,
11.1, 11.1, 11.6,
11.8, 12.0, 13.1, 13.5, 13.7, 14.1, 14.2, 14.7, 15.0, 15.1, 15.5,…
PEER REPLY 1:
Choose a classmate's Main Post.
1. Indicate a range of values for the independent variable (x) that is reasonable
based on the data provided.
2. Explain what the predicted range of dependent values should be based on
the range of independent values.
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