Chapter 2: Q.1 (page 125)
For each of the following data sets, create a stem plot and identify any outliers.
The miles per gallon rating for cars are shown below (lowest to highest).
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The stem plot of data is

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Chapter 2: Q.1 (page 125)
For each of the following data sets, create a stem plot and identify any outliers.
The miles per gallon rating for cars are shown below (lowest to highest).
The stem plot of data is

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a. For runners in a race, a low time means a faster run. The winners in a race have the shortest running times. Is it more desirable to have a finish time with a high or a low percentile when running a race?
b. The percentile of run times in a particular race is minutes. Write a sentence interpreting the percentile in the context of the situation.
c. A bicyclist in the percentile of a bicycle race completed the race in hour and minutes. Is he among the fastest or slowest cyclists in the race? Write a sentence interpreting the percentile in the context of the situation.
Suppose that you are buying a house. You and your realtor have determined that the most expensive house you can afford is the percentile. The percentile of housing prices is in the town you want to move to. In this town, can you afford of the houses or of the houses?
The following data show the different types of pet food stores in the area carry. Calculate the sample mean and the sample standard deviation to one decimal place using a calculator.
Given the following box plots, answer the questions.

a. In complete sentences, explain why each statement is false.
i. Data 1 has more data values above two than Data 2 has above two.
ii. The data sets cannot have the same mode.
iii. For Data 1, there are more data values below four than there are above four.
b. For which group, Data 1 or Data 2, is the value of 鈥7鈥 more likely to be an outlier? Explain why in complete sentences.
The following box plot shows the U.S. population for 1990, the latest available year.

a. Are there fewer or more children (age 17 and under) than senior citizens (age 65 and over)? How do you know?
b. 12.6% are age 65 and over. Approximately what percentage of the population are working age adults (above age 17 to age 65)?
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