A set of data contains 53 observations. The lowest value is 42 and the largest is 129

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QUESTION:

A set of data contains 53 observations. The lowest value is 42 and the largest is 129. The data are to be organized into a frequency distribution.

a. How many classes would you suggest?

b. What would you suggest as the lower limit of the first class?

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QUESTION:

A set of data contains 53 observations. The lowest value is 42 and the largest is 129. The data are to be organized into a frequency distribution.

a. How many classes would you suggest?

b. What would you suggest as the lower limit of the first class?

ANSWER:

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(a) If we consider  is the number of classes and  is the number of observations, then for class intervals, select the smallest  such that

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