Introduction to the Practice of Statistics: w/CrunchIt/EESEE Access Card
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Author: David S. Moore, George P. McCabe, Bruce A. Craig
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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Chapter 4, Problem 138E

(a)

To determine

To find: The average and standard deviation.

(b)

To determine

To find: The probability distribution with the same possible values but with a greater standard deviation.

(c)

To determine

To find: The probability distribution with the same possible values but with smaller standard deviation.

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Ch. 4.1 - Prob. 1UYKCh. 4.1 - Prob. 2ECh. 4.1 - Prob. 3ECh. 4.1 - Prob. 4ECh. 4.1 - Prob. 5ECh. 4.1 - Prob. 6ECh. 4.1 - Prob. 7ECh. 4.1 - Prob. 8ECh. 4.1 - Prob. 9ECh. 4.2 - Prob. 10UYK
Ch. 4.2 - Prob. 11UYKCh. 4.2 - Prob. 12UYKCh. 4.2 - Prob. 13UYKCh. 4.2 - Prob. 14UYKCh. 4.2 - Prob. 15UYKCh. 4.2 - Prob. 16UYKCh. 4.2 - Prob. 17UYKCh. 4.2 - Prob. 18UYKCh. 4.2 - Prob. 19ECh. 4.2 - Prob. 20ECh. 4.2 - Prob. 21ECh. 4.2 - Prob. 22ECh. 4.2 - Prob. 23ECh. 4.2 - Prob. 24ECh. 4.2 - Prob. 25ECh. 4.2 - Prob. 26ECh. 4.2 - Prob. 27ECh. 4.2 - Prob. 28ECh. 4.2 - Prob. 29ECh. 4.2 - Prob. 30ECh. 4.2 - Prob. 31ECh. 4.2 - Prob. 32ECh. 4.2 - Prob. 33ECh. 4.2 - Prob. 34ECh. 4.2 - Prob. 35ECh. 4.2 - Prob. 36ECh. 4.2 - Prob. 37ECh. 4.2 - Prob. 38ECh. 4.2 - Prob. 39ECh. 4.2 - Prob. 40ECh. 4.2 - Prob. 41ECh. 4.2 - Prob. 42ECh. 4.2 - Prob. 43ECh. 4.2 - Prob. 44ECh. 4.2 - Prob. 45ECh. 4.3 - Prob. 46UYKCh. 4.3 - Prob. 47UYKCh. 4.3 - Prob. 48UYKCh. 4.3 - Prob. 49ECh. 4.3 - Prob. 50ECh. 4.3 - Prob. 51ECh. 4.3 - Prob. 52ECh. 4.3 - Prob. 53ECh. 4.3 - Prob. 54ECh. 4.3 - Prob. 55ECh. 4.3 - Prob. 56ECh. 4.3 - Prob. 57ECh. 4.3 - Prob. 58ECh. 4.3 - Prob. 59ECh. 4.3 - Prob. 60ECh. 4.3 - Prob. 61ECh. 4.3 - Prob. 62ECh. 4.3 - Prob. 63ECh. 4.3 - Prob. 64ECh. 4.3 - Prob. 65ECh. 4.3 - Prob. 66ECh. 4.4 - Prob. 66UYKCh. 4.4 - Prob. 67UYKCh. 4.4 - Prob. 68UYKCh. 4.4 - Prob. 69UYKCh. 4.4 - Prob. 70UYKCh. 4.4 - Prob. 71UYKCh. 4.4 - Prob. 72ECh. 4.4 - Prob. 73ECh. 4.4 - Prob. 74ECh. 4.4 - Prob. 75ECh. 4.4 - Prob. 76ECh. 4.4 - Prob. 77ECh. 4.4 - Prob. 78ECh. 4.4 - Prob. 79ECh. 4.4 - Prob. 80ECh. 4.4 - Prob. 81ECh. 4.4 - Prob. 82ECh. 4.4 - Prob. 83ECh. 4.4 - Prob. 84ECh. 4.4 - Prob. 85ECh. 4.4 - Prob. 86ECh. 4.4 - Prob. 87ECh. 4.4 - Prob. 88ECh. 4.4 - Prob. 89ECh. 4.4 - Prob. 90ECh. 4.4 - Prob. 91ECh. 4.4 - Prob. 92ECh. 4.4 - Prob. 93ECh. 4.4 - Prob. 94ECh. 4.5 - Prob. 95UYKCh. 4.5 - Prob. 96UYKCh. 4.5 - Prob. 97UYKCh. 4.5 - Prob. 98UYKCh. 4.5 - Prob. 99UYKCh. 4.5 - Prob. 100UYKCh. 4.5 - Prob. 101UYKCh. 4.5 - Prob. 102ECh. 4.5 - Prob. 103ECh. 4.5 - Prob. 104ECh. 4.5 - Prob. 105ECh. 4.5 - Prob. 106ECh. 4.5 - Prob. 107ECh. 4.5 - Prob. 108ECh. 4.5 - Prob. 109ECh. 4.5 - Prob. 110ECh. 4.5 - Prob. 111ECh. 4.5 - Prob. 112ECh. 4.5 - Prob. 113ECh. 4.5 - Prob. 114ECh. 4.5 - Prob. 115ECh. 4.5 - Prob. 116ECh. 4.5 - Prob. 117ECh. 4.5 - Prob. 118ECh. 4.5 - Prob. 119ECh. 4.5 - Prob. 120ECh. 4.5 - Prob. 121ECh. 4.5 - Prob. 122ECh. 4.5 - Prob. 123ECh. 4.5 - Prob. 124ECh. 4.5 - Prob. 125ECh. 4.5 - Prob. 126ECh. 4.5 - Prob. 127ECh. 4.5 - Prob. 128ECh. 4.5 - Prob. 129ECh. 4.5 - Prob. 130ECh. 4.5 - Prob. 131ECh. 4 - Prob. 132ECh. 4 - Prob. 133ECh. 4 - Prob. 134ECh. 4 - Prob. 135ECh. 4 - Prob. 136ECh. 4 - Prob. 137ECh. 4 - Prob. 138ECh. 4 - Prob. 139ECh. 4 - Prob. 140ECh. 4 - Prob. 141ECh. 4 - Prob. 142ECh. 4 - Prob. 143ECh. 4 - Prob. 144ECh. 4 - Prob. 145ECh. 4 - Prob. 146ECh. 4 - Prob. 147ECh. 4 - Prob. 148ECh. 4 - Prob. 149ECh. 4 - Prob. 150ECh. 4 - Prob. 151ECh. 4 - Prob. 152E
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