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Elementary Statistics: Picturing the World | 6th Edition | ISBN: 9780321911216 | Authors: Ron Larson; Betsy Farber
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Problem 53E

Identifying the Shape of a Distribution In Exercise, construct a frequency distribution and a frequency histogram for the data set using the indicated number of classes. Describe the shape of the histogram as symmetric, uniform, negatively skewed, positively skewed, or none of these.

Hospital Beds

Number of classes: 5

Data set: The number of beds in a sample of 24 hospitals

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QUESTION:

Problem 53E

Identifying the Shape of a Distribution In Exercise, construct a frequency distribution and a frequency histogram for the data set using the indicated number of classes. Describe the shape of the histogram as symmetric, uniform, negatively skewed, positively skewed, or none of these.

Hospital Beds

Number of classes: 5

Data set: The number of beds in a sample of 24 hospitals

149

167

162

127

130

180

160

167

221

145

137

194

207

150

254

262

244

297

137

204

166

174

180

151

ANSWER:

Solution:

Step 1 of 3:

Here the data regarding number of beds in 24 hospitals is given.

149

167

162

127

130

180

160

167

221

145

137

194

207

150

254

262

244

297

137

204

166

174

180

151

We need to construct the frequency distribution of the data and then we have to obtain the histogram of the distribution.

Also, we need to identify the shape of the frequency distribution.

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