Elementary Statistics ( 3rd International Edition ) Isbn:9781260092561
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Chapter 7.6, Problem 22E
Impure cans: A manufacturer of aluminum cans measured the level of impurities in 24 cans. The amounts of impurities: m percent: were as follows.
2.1 1.5 1.9 1.3 2.7 4.9 2.1 1.8
1.3 1.0 3.2 4.4 8.0 4.5 2.5 1.6
2.8 8.2 9.5 3.8 1.9 1.5 2.8 1.6
Construct a boxplot for this sample. Is it reasonable to treat the sample as coming from ar approximately normal population? Explain.
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Elementary Statistics ( 3rd International Edition ) Isbn:9781260092561
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