Intro Stats
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Author: Richard D. De Veaux, Paul F. Velleman, David E. Bock
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4, Problem 25E
Women’s basketball Here are boxplots of the points scored during the first 10 games of the season for both Scyrine and Alexandra:
- a) Summarize the similarities and differences in their performance so far.
- b) The coach can take only one player to the state championship. Which one should she take? Why?
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