Manufacturer Earnings Refer to the data set In Exercise

Chapter 2, Problem 30E

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QUESTION:

Problem 30E

Manufacturer Earnings Refer to the data set In Exercise 28, and the box-and-whisker plot you drew that represents the data set.

(a) About 75% of the manufacturers made less than what amount per hour?

(b) What percent of the manufacturers made more than $15.80 per hour?

(c) You randomly select one manufacturer from the sample. What is the likelihood that the manufacturer made less than $15.80 per hour? Write your answer as a percent.

Exercise 28:

Using Technology to Find Quartiles and Draw Graphs In Exercise, use technology to (a) find the data set’s first, second, and third quartiles, and (b) draw a box-and-whisker plot that represents the data set.

Hourly Earnings The hourly earnings (in dollars) of a sample of 25 railroad equipment manufacturers

15.60

18.75

14.60

15.80

14.35

13.90

17.50

17.55

13.80

14.20

19.05

15.35

15.20

19.45

15.95

16.50

16.30

15.25

15.05

19.10

15.20

16.22

17.75

18.40

15.25

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QUESTION:

Problem 30E

Manufacturer Earnings Refer to the data set In Exercise 28, and the box-and-whisker plot you drew that represents the data set.

(a) About 75% of the manufacturers made less than what amount per hour?

(b) What percent of the manufacturers made more than $15.80 per hour?

(c) You randomly select one manufacturer from the sample. What is the likelihood that the manufacturer made less than $15.80 per hour? Write your answer as a percent.

Exercise 28:

Using Technology to Find Quartiles and Draw Graphs In Exercise, use technology to (a) find the data set’s first, second, and third quartiles, and (b) draw a box-and-whisker plot that represents the data set.

Hourly Earnings The hourly earnings (in dollars) of a sample of 25 railroad equipment manufacturers

15.60

18.75

14.60

15.80

14.35

13.90

17.50

17.55

13.80

14.20

19.05

15.35

15.20

19.45

15.95

16.50

16.30

15.25

15.05

19.10

15.20

16.22

17.75

18.40

15.25

ANSWER:

Solution 30E

Step1 of 4:

From the given problem we have a data set and it is given below:

15.6

18.75

14.6

15.8

14.35

13.9

17.5

17.55

13.8

14.2

19.05

15.35

15.2

19.45

15.95

16.5

16.3

15.25

15.05

19.1

15.2

16.22

17.75

18.4

15.25

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