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Title: Construct and interpret a boxplot or a modified boxplot as specified.The weights (in pounds) of 30 ...
Post by: Chelseaamend on Apr 7, 2020

Question 1

Identify potential outliers, if any, for the given data.

The normal monthly precipitation (in inches) for August is listed for 20 different U.S. cities.


◦ 4.2, 7.0
◦ 0.4, 7.0
◦ 7.0
◦ 0.4

Question 2

Construct and interpret a boxplot or a modified boxplot as specified.

The weights (in pounds) of 30 newborn babies are listed below. Construct a boxplot for the data.



The data is slightly left-skewed.



The data is highly symmetrical. It is a uniform distribution.


The data is left-skewed.


The data is  slightly right-skewed.
Title: Construct and interpret a boxplot or a modified boxplot as specified.The weights (in pounds) of 30 ...
Post by: jessicaduplan on Apr 7, 2020

Answer 1

7.0

Answer 2




The data is highly symmetrical. It is a uniform distribution.