EBK STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
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Author: Anderson
Publisher: CENGAGE L
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Chapter 3.1, Problem 10E
The cost of consumer purchases such as single-family housing, gasoline, Internet services, tax preparation, and hospitalization were provided in The Wall-Street Journal (January 2, 2007). Sample data typical of the cost of tax-return preparation by services such as H&R Block are shown below.
| 120 | 230 | 110 | 115 | 160 |
| 130 | 150 | 105 | 195 | 155 |
| 105 | 360 | 120 | 120 | 140 |
| 100 | 115 | 180 | 235 | 255 |
- a. Compute the
mean ,median , andmode . - b. Compute the first and third
quartiles. - c. Compute and interpret the 90th percentile.
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EBK STATISTICS FOR BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
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