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Following are measurements of soil concentrations (in
Chapter 1, Problem 4E(choose chapter or problem)
Following are measurements of soil concentrations (in mg/kg) of chromium (Cr) and nickel (Ni) at 20 sites in the area of Cleveland, Ohio. These data are taken from the article “Variation in North American Regulatory Guidance for Heavy Metal Surface Soil Contamination at Commercial and Industrial Sites” (A. Jennings and J. Ma, J Environment Eng, 2007:587–609).
Cr: 34 1 511 2 574 496 322 424
269 140 244 252 76 108 24 38
18 34 30 191
Ni: 23 22 55 39 283 34 159 37
61 34 163 140 32 23 54 837
64 354 376 471
a. Construct a histogram for each set of concentrations.
b. Construct comparative boxplots for the two sets of concentrations.
c. Using the boxplots, what differences can be seen between the two sets of concentrations?
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QUESTION:
Following are measurements of soil concentrations (in mg/kg) of chromium (Cr) and nickel (Ni) at 20 sites in the area of Cleveland, Ohio. These data are taken from the article “Variation in North American Regulatory Guidance for Heavy Metal Surface Soil Contamination at Commercial and Industrial Sites” (A. Jennings and J. Ma, J Environment Eng, 2007:587–609).
Cr: 34 1 511 2 574 496 322 424
269 140 244 252 76 108 24 38
18 34 30 191
Ni: 23 22 55 39 283 34 159 37
61 34 163 140 32 23 54 837
64 354 376 471
a. Construct a histogram for each set of concentrations.
b. Construct comparative boxplots for the two sets of concentrations.
c. Using the boxplots, what differences can be seen between the two sets of concentrations?
ANSWER:
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a)Histogram for chromium
