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Golf drives II 2013 Exercise 34 looked at distances PGA
Chapter 1, Problem 36E(choose chapter or problem)
Golf drives II 2013 Exercise 34 looked at distances PGA golfers can hit the ball. The standard deviation of these average drive distances is 11.2 yards, and the quartiles are \(Q_{1}=282.5 \text { yards }\) and \(Q_{3}=295.6 \text { yards. }\)
a) Write a sentence or two describing the spread in distances based on
i) the quartiles.
ii) the standard deviation.
b) Do you have any concerns about using either of these descriptions of spread? Explain.
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QUESTION:
Golf drives II 2013 Exercise 34 looked at distances PGA golfers can hit the ball. The standard deviation of these average drive distances is 11.2 yards, and the quartiles are \(Q_{1}=282.5 \text { yards }\) and \(Q_{3}=295.6 \text { yards. }\)
a) Write a sentence or two describing the spread in distances based on
i) the quartiles.
ii) the standard deviation.
b) Do you have any concerns about using either of these descriptions of spread? Explain.
ANSWER:Step 1 of 3
Given:
The average drive distance (in yards) of 155 professional golfers are plotted on a histogram.