Election Results The 2008 election wasa race in which Barack Obama defeated JohnMcCain

Chapter 1, Problem 51

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Election Results The 2008 election wasa race in which Barack Obama defeated JohnMcCain and other candidates, receiving 53% of thepopular vote. The popular vote (in thousands) forBarack Obama in each of the 50 states is listed below:14AL 813 HI 326 MA 1904 NM 472 SD 171AK 124 ID 236 MI 2873 NY 4805 TN 1087AZ 1035 IL 3420 MN 1573 NC 2143 TX 3529AR 422 IN 1374 MS 555 ND 141 UT 328CA 8274 IA 829 MO 1442 OH 2933 VT 219 CO 1289 KS 515 MT 232 OK 502 VA 1960CT 998 KY 752 NE 333 OR 1037 WA 1751DE 255 LA 783 NV 534 PA 3276 WV 304FL 4282 ME 422 NH 385 RI 297 WI 1677GA 1844 MD 1629 NJ 2215 SC 862 WY 83a. By just looking at the table, what shape do you thinkthe data distribution for the popular vote by statewill have?b. Draw a relative frequency histogram to describe thedistribution of the popular vote for President Obamain the 50 states.c. Did the histogram in part b confirm your guess in parta? Are there any outliers? How can you explain them?

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