STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES FOR BUSINESS AND
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Author: Lind
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Chapter 4, Problem 1P
The duration in minutes of a sample of 50 power outages last year in the state of South Carolina is listed below.
Use a statistical software package such as Excel or Minitab to help answer the following questions.
- a. Determine the mean,
median , and standard deviation. - b. Determine the first and third
quartiles. - c. Develop a box plot. Are there any outliers? Do the amounts follow a symmetric distribution or are they skewed? Justify your answer.
- d. Organize the distribution of funds into a frequency distribution.
- e. Write a brief summary of the results in parts a to d.
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