An article in Archaeometry presented an analysis of 26 samples of RomanoBritish pottery

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An article in Archaeometry presented an analysis of 26 samples of RomanoBritish pottery, found at four different kiln sites in the United Kingdom. The percentage of aluminum oxide in each of the 26 samples is given below: Llanederyn Caldicot Island Thorns Ashley Rails 14.4 11.6 11.8 18.3 17.7 13.8 11.1 11.6 15.8 18.3 14.6 13.4 18.0 16.7 11.5 12.4 18.0 14.8 13.8 13.1 20.8 19.1 10.9 12.7 10.1 12.5 Source: A. Tubb, A. J. Parker, and G. Nickless, The Analysis of RomanoBritish Pottery by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry, Archaeometry 22 (1980): 153. a Construct a relative frequency histogram to describe the aluminum oxide content of all 26 pottery samples. b What unusual feature do you see in this histogram? Looking at the data, can you think of an explanation for this unusual feature?

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