Use the relative frequency histogram to
approximate the greatest and least relative frequencies.

Drawing a Box-and-Whisker Plot In Exercises 15–18,

(b) draw a box-and-whisker plot that represents the data set.

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Drawing a Box-and-Whisker Plot In Exercises 15–18,

(b) draw a box-and-whisker plot that represents the data set.

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Life Spans of Fruit Flies The life spans of a species of fruit fly have a bell-shaped distribution, with a mean of 33 days and a standard deviation of 4 days.

b. The life spans of three randomly selected fruit flies are 29 days, 41 days, and 25 days. Using the Empirical Rule, find the percentile that corresponds to each life span.

Scaling Data Sample annual salaries (in thousands of dollars) for employees at a company are listed.

42   36   48   51   39   39   42

36   48   33   39   42   45   50

b. Each employee in the sample receives a 5% raise. Find the sample mean and the sample standard deviation for the revised data set.

Drawing a Box-and-Whisker Plot In Exercises 15–18,

(b) draw a box-and-whisker plot that represents the data set.

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2 3 5 9 5 6 3 9 3 4 9 8 8 2 3 9 5

Extending Concepts

Golf The distances (in yards) for nine holes of a golf course are listed.

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b. Convert the distances to feet. Then rework part (a).