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The Practice of Statistics | 5th Edition | ISBN: 9781464108730 | Authors: Daren S. Starnes, Josh Tabor

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Chest out, Soldier! In 1846, a published paper provided chest measurements (in inches) of 5738 Scottish militiamen. The table below summarizes the data.34 Chest size Count Chest size Count 33 3 41 934 34 18 42 658 35 81 43 370 36 185 44 92 37 420 45 50 38 749 46 21 39 1073 47 4 40 1079 48 1 (a) Make a histogram of this distribution. (b) Describe the shape, center, and spread of the chest measurements distribution. Why might this information be useful?

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Chest out, Soldier! In 1846, a published paper provided chest measurements (in inches) of 5738 Scottish militiamen. The table below summarizes the data.34 Chest size Count Chest size Count 33 3 41 934 34 18 42 658 35 81 43 370 36 185 44 92 37 420 45 50 38 749 46 21 39 1073 47 4 40 1079 48 1 (a) Make a histogram of this distribution. (b) Describe the shape, center, and spread of the chest measurements distribution. Why might this information be useful?

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