Intro Stats, Books a la Carte Edition (5th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134210285
Author: Richard D. De Veaux, Paul Velleman, David E. Bock
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 4, Problem 33E
Graduation? A survey of major universities asked what percentage of incoming freshmen usually graduate “on time” in 4 years. Use the summary statistics given to answer the questions that follow.
% on Time | |
Count | 48 |
68.35 | |
69.90 | |
StdDev | 10.20 |
Min | 43.20 |
Max | 87.40 |
44.20 | |
25th %tile | 59.15 |
75th %tile | 74.75 |
- a) Would you describe this distribution as symmetric or skewed? Explain.
- b) Are there any outliers? Explain.
- c) Create a boxplot of these data.
- d) Write a few sentences about the graduation rates.
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