Basic Business Statistics, Student Value Edition (13th Edition)
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780321946393
Author: Mark L. Berenson, David M. Levine, Kathryn A. Szabat
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 3, Problem 11PS
The file Sedans contains the overall miles per gallon (MPG) of 2013 midsized sedans:
a. Compute the
b. Compute the variance, standard deviation,
c. Are the data skewed? If so, how?
d. Compare the results of (a) through (c) to those of Problem 3.12 (a) through (c) that refer to the miles per gallon of small SUVs.
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mpg
rep78
headroom
trunk
weight
length
turn
displacement
gear_ratio
foreign
AMC Concord
4,099
22
3
3
11
2,930
186
40
121
3.58
Domestic
AMC Pacer
4,749
17
3
3
11
3,350
173
40
258
2.53
Domestic
AMC Spirit
3,799
22
3
12
2,640
168
35
121
3.08
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Buick Century
4,816
20
3
5
16
3,250
196
40
196
2.93
Domestic
Buick Electra
7,827
15
4
4
20
4,080
222
43
350
2.41
Domestic
Buick LeSabre
5,788
18
3
4
21
3,670
218
43
231
2.73
Domestic
Buick Opel
4,453
26
3
10
2,230
170
34
304
2.87
Domestic
Buick Regal
5,189
20
3
2
16
3,280
200
42
196
2.93
Domestic
Buick Riviera
10,372
16
3
4
17
3,880
207
43
231
2.93
Domestic
Buick Skylark
4,082
19
3
4
13
3,400
200
42
231
3.08
Domestic
Cad. Deville
11,385
14
3
4
20
4,330
221
44
425
2.28
Domestic
Cad. Eldorado
14,500
14
2
4
16
3,900
204
43
350
2.19
Domestic
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Chapter 3 Solutions
Basic Business Statistics, Student Value Edition (13th Edition)
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