Statistics for Engineers and Scientists
4th Edition
ISBN: 9780073401331
Author: William Navidi Prof.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 1.3, Problem 2E
Forty-five specimens of a certain type of powder were analyzed for sulfur trioxide content. Following are the results, in percent. The list has been sorted into numerical order.
14.1 14.4 14.7 14.8 15.3 15.6 16.1 16.6 17.3
14.2 14.4 14.7 14.9 15.3 15.7 16.2 17.2 17.3
14.3 14.4 14.8 15.0 15.4 15.7 16.4 17.2 17.8
14.3 14.4 14.8 15.0 15.4 15.9 16.4 17.2 21.9
14.3 14.6 14.8 15.2 15.5 15.9 16.5 17.2 22.4
- a. Construct a stem-and-leaf plot for these data.
- b. Construct a histogram for these data.
- c. Construct a dotplot for these data.
- d. Construct a boxplot for these data. Does the box-plot show any outliers?
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Chapter 1 Solutions
Statistics for Engineers and Scientists
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