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The following table presents the number of students absent
Chapter 1, Problem 11E(choose chapter or problem)
The following table presents the number of students absent in a middle school in northwestern Montana for each school day in January 2008.
a. Construct a boxplot.
b. There was a snowstorm on January 27. Was the number of absences the next day an outlier?
Questions & Answers
QUESTION:
The following table presents the number of students absent in a middle school in northwestern Montana for each school day in January 2008.
a. Construct a boxplot.
b. There was a snowstorm on January 27. Was the number of absences the next day an outlier?
ANSWER:
Answer :
Step 1 of 3 :
Given, the number of students absent in a middle school in the northwestern Montana for each school day in January 2008
Date |
Number of Absent |
Date |
Number of Absent |
Date |
Number of Absent |
Jan. 2 |
65 |
Jan. 14 |
59 |
Jan. 23 |
42 |
Jan. 3 |
67 |
Jan. 15 |
49 |
Jan. 24 |
45 |
Jan. 4 |
71 |
Jan. 16 |
42 |
Jan. 25 |
46 |
Jan. 7 |
57 |
Jan. 17 |
56 |
Jan. 28 |
100 |
Jan. 8 |
51 |
Jan. 18 |
45 |
Jan. 29 |
59 |
Jan. 9 |
49 |
Jan. 21 |
77 |
Jan. 30 |
53 |
Jan. 10 |
44 |
Jan. 22 |
44 |
Jan. 31 |
51 |
Jan. 11 |
41 |
The claim is to draw the box plot and find out the outlier