Statistical Reasoning for Everyday Life (5th Edition)

5th Edition

ISBN: 9780134494043

Author: Jeff Bennett, William L. Briggs, Mario F. Triola

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 5.1, Problem 6E

Does It Make Sense? For Exercises 5–8, determine whether the statement makes sense (or is clearly true) or does not make sense (or is clearly false). Explain clearly; not all of these have definitive answers, so your explanation is more important than your chosen answer.

6. Multi-mode. The distribution of Chromebook sales data over the last year is not normal, because it has two modes corresponding to the holiday season and back-to-school season.

Features Features Normal distribution is characterized by two parameters, mean (µ) and standard deviation (σ). When graphed, the mean represents the center of the bell curve and the graph is perfectly symmetric about the center. The mean, median, and mode are all equal for a normal distribution. The standard deviation measures the data's spread from the center. The higher the standard deviation, the more the data is spread out and the flatter the bell curve looks. Variance is another commonly used measure of the spread of the distribution and is equal to the square of the standard deviation.

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Statistical Reasoning for Everyday Life (5th Edition)

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Solution Summary: The author explains whether the given statement "The distribution of Chromebook sales data over the last year is not normal, because it has two modes corresponding to the holiday season and back-to-school season" makes sense.

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