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A deficiency of the trace element selenium in the diet can negatively impact growth, immunity, muscle and neuromuscular function, and fertility. The introduction of selenium supplements to dairy cows is justified when pastures have low selenium levels. Authors of the article 鈥淓ffects of Short Term Supplementation with Selenised Yeast on Milk Production and Composition of Lactating Cows鈥 (Australian J. of Dairy Tech., 2004: 199鈥203) supplied the following data on milk selenium concentration (mg/L) for a sample of cows given a selenium supplement and a control sample given no supplement, both initially and after a 9-day period.

Obs

InitSe

InitCont

FinalSe

FinalCont

1

11.4

9.1

138.3

9.3

2

9.6

8.7

104.0

8.8

3

10.1

9.7

96.4

8.8

4

8.5

10.8

89.0

10.1

5

10.3

10.9

88.0

9.6

6

10.6

10.6

103.8

8.6

7

11.8

10.1

147.3

10.4

8

9.8

12.3

97.1

12.4

9

10.9

8.8

172.6

9.3

10

10.3

10.4

146.3

9.5

11

10.2

10.9

99.0

8.4

12

11.4

10.4

122.3

8.7

13

9.2

11.6

103.0

12.5

14

10.6

10.9

117.8

9.1

15

10.8

121.5

16

8.2

93.0

a. Do the initial Se concentrations for the supplementand control samples appear to be similar? Use various techniques from this chapter to summarize thedata and answer the question posed.
b. Again use methods from this chapter to summarizethe data and then describe how the final Se concentration values in the treatment group differ fromthose in the control group.

Short Answer

Expert verified

a.

Yes. The selenium and control group samples appear to be similar.

b.

The selenium concentration in the supplement group is substantially higher than in the control group, based on the comparative boxplot of Final Se and Final Cont.

Step by step solution

01

Given information

The data are provided that consists of 16 observations on milk selenium concentration (mg/L) for samples of cows given a selenium supplement and a control sample given no supplement, both initially and after a 9-day period.

02

Arrange the data of Init Se and Init Cont in an ascending order.

The following table represent the ordered Init Se sample:

Obs

Init Se

1

8.2

2

8.5

3

9.2

4

9.6

5

9.8

6

10.1

7

10.2

8

10.3

9

10.3

10

10.6

11

10.6

12

10.8

13

10.9

14

11.4

15

11.4

16

11.8

The following table represent the ordered Init Cont sample:

Obs

Init Cont

1

8.7

2

8.8

3

9.1

4

9.7

5

10.1

6

10.4

7

10.4

8

10.6

9

10.8

10

10.9

11

10.9

12

10.9

13

11.6

14

12.3

03

Compute sample means of Supplement group and Control group.

The sample mean is computed using the formula,

\(\bar x = \frac{{\sum\limits_{i = 1}^n {{x_i}} }}{n}\)

Let\({\bar x_{Init\,Se}}\)and\({\bar x_{Init\,Cont}}\)are the tworequired sample means. The sample size of initial selenium concentration for supplement group is 16 while the sample size of initial selenium concentration for control group is 14. The mean of each sample can be determined as follows:

\(\begin{aligned}{{\bar x}_{Init\,Se}} &= \frac{{\sum\limits_{i = 1}^{16} {{x_i}} }}{{16}}\\ &= \frac{{\left( {8.2 + 8.5 + \ldots + 11.4 + 11.8} \right)}}{{16}}\\ &= \frac{{163.7}}{{16}}\\ &= 10.231\end{aligned}\)

\(\begin{aligned}{{\bar x}_{Init\,Cont}} &= \frac{{\sum\limits_{i = 1}^{14} {{x_i}} }}{{14}}\\ &= \frac{{\left( {8.7 + 8.8 + 9.1 + \ldots + 10.9 + 11.6 + 12.3} \right)}}{{14}}\\ &= \frac{{145.2}}{{14}}\\ &= 10.371\end{aligned}\)

04

Compute sample standard deviationsof Supplement group and Control group.

The sample standard deviation is computed using the formula,

\(s = \sqrt {\frac{{\sum\limits_{i = 1}^n {{{\left( {{x_i} - \bar x} \right)}^2}} }}{{n - 1}}} \)

Let\({s_{Init\,Se}}\)and\({s_{Init\,Cont}}\)are two sample means. Each sample standard deviation can be calculated as,

\(\begin{aligned}{s_{Init\,Se}} &= \sqrt {\frac{{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^{16} {{{\left( {{x_i} - 10.231} \right)}^2}} }}{{16 - 1}}} \\ &= \sqrt {\frac{{{{\left( {8.2 - 10.231} \right)}^2} + \ldots + {{\left( {11.8 - 10.231} \right)}^2}}}{{16 - 1}}} \\ &= 1.0023\end{aligned}\)

\(\begin{aligned}{s_{Init\,Cont}} &= \sqrt {\frac{{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^{14} {{{\left( {{x_i} - 10.231} \right)}^2}} }}{{14 - 1}}} \\ &= \sqrt {\frac{{{{\left( {8.7 - 10.231} \right)}^2} + \ldots + {{\left( {12.3 - 10.231} \right)}^2}}}{{14 - 1}}} \\ &= 1.03\end{aligned}\)

05

Compute five-number summary for Supplement group

The five-number summary are smallest\({x_i}\), lower fourth, median, upper fourth and largest\({x_i}\).Since sample size of test is even, the median is the average of\({\left( {\frac{n}{2}} \right)^{th}}\)and\({\left( {\frac{n}{2} + 1} \right)^{th}}\)ordered value when the data are in ascending order as below.

Obs

Init Se

1

8.2

2

8.5

3

9.2

4

9.6

5

9.8

6

10.1

7

10.2

8

10.3

9

10.3

10

10.6

11

10.6

12

10.8

13

10.9

14

11.4

15

11.4

16

11.8

The smallest value is: 8.2 and the largest value is: 11.8.

Let \({\tilde x_{Init\,Se}}\) be the required median. Use the formula to calculate median,

\(\tilde x = \frac{{{{\left( {\frac{n}{2}} \right)}^{th}} + {{\left( {\frac{n}{2} + 1} \right)}^{th}}\,ordered\,value}}{2}\)

\(\begin{aligned}{{\tilde x}_{Init\,Se}} &= \frac{{{{\left( {\frac{n}{2}} \right)}^{th}} + {{\left( {\frac{n}{2} + 1} \right)}^{th}}\,ordered\,value}}{2}\\ &= \frac{{{{\left( {\frac{{16}}{2}} \right)}^{th}} + {{\left( {\frac{{16}}{2} + 1} \right)}^{th}}ordered\,value}}{2}\\ &= \frac{{\left( {{8^{th\,}}observation + {9^{th}}observation} \right)}}{2}\\ &= \frac{{\left( {10.3 + 10.3} \right)}}{2}\\ &= 10.3\end{aligned}\)

Therefore, the median of supplement group is 10.3

The lower fourth is the median of smallest half of the data as the median of the data is \(\tilde x = 10.3\) so the lower half contains 8 values.

8.2

8.5

9.2

9.6

9.8

10.1

10.2

10.3

Since \(n = 8\)is even, calculate the median using the formula:

\(\tilde x = \frac{{\left( {{{\left( {\frac{n}{2}} \right)}^{th}}ordered\,value + {{\left( {\frac{n}{2} + 1} \right)}^{th}}\,ordered\,value} \right)}}{2}\)

\(\begin{aligned}\tilde x &= \frac{{\left( {{{\left( {\frac{8}{2}} \right)}^{th}}ordered\,value + {{\left( {\frac{8}{2} + 1} \right)}^{th}}ordered\,value} \right)}}{2}\\ &= \frac{{\left( {{4^{th}}ordered\,value + {5^{th}}ordered\,value} \right)}}{2}\\ &= \frac{{\left( {9.6 + 9.8} \right)}}{2}\\ &= 9.7\end{aligned}\)

Similarly, the upper fourth is the median of largest half of the data as the median of the data is \(\tilde x = 10.3\) so it contains 8 values.

10.3

10.6

10.6

10.8

10.9

11.4

11.4

11.8

Since \(n = 8\)is even, calculate the median using the formula:

\(\tilde x = \frac{{\left( {{{\left( {\frac{n}{2}} \right)}^{th}}ordered\,value + {{\left( {\frac{n}{2} + 1} \right)}^{th}}\,ordered\,value} \right)}}{2}\)

\(\begin{aligned}\tilde x &= \frac{{\left( {{{\left( {\frac{8}{2}} \right)}^{th}}ordered\,value + {{\left( {\frac{8}{2} + 1} \right)}^{th}}ordered\,value} \right)}}{2}\\ &= \frac{{\left( {{4^{th}}ordered\,value + {5^{th}}ordered\,value} \right)}}{2}\\ &= \frac{{\left( {10.8 + 10.9} \right)}}{2}\\ &= 10.85\end{aligned}\)

Thus, the five-number summary to construct boxplot are as follows:

smallest \({x_i}\): 8.2, lower fourth: 9.7, median: 10.3, upper fourth: 10.85,

largest \({x_i}\): 11.8.

06

Compute five-number summary for Control group

The five-number summary are smallest \({x_i}\), lower fourth, median, upper fourth and largest \({x_i}\).Since sample size of test is odd, the median is the average of \({\left( {\frac{n}{2}} \right)^{th}}\)and\({\left( {\frac{n}{2} + 1} \right)^{th}}\)ordered value when the data are in ascending order as below.

Obs

Init Cont

1

8.7

2

8.8

3

9.1

4

9.7

5

10.1

6

10.4

7

10.4

8

10.6

9

10.8

10

10.9

11

10.9

12

10.9

13

11.6

14

12.3

The smallest value is: 8.7 and the largest value is: 12.3.

Let \({\tilde x_{Init\,Cont}}\) be the required median. Use the formula to calculate median when the sample size is even,

\(\tilde x = \frac{{\left( {{{\left( {\frac{n}{2}} \right)}^{th}}ordered\,value + {{\left( {\frac{n}{2} + 1} \right)}^{th}}\,ordered\,value} \right)}}{2}\)

\(\begin{aligned}\tilde x &= \frac{{\left( {{{\left( {\frac{{14}}{2}} \right)}^{th}}ordered\,value + {{\left( {\frac{{14}}{2} + 1} \right)}^{th}}ordered\,value} \right)}}{2}\\ &= \frac{{\left( {{7^{th}}ordered\,value + {8^{th}}ordered\,value} \right)}}{2}\\ &= \frac{{\left( {10.4 + 10.6} \right)}}{2}\\ &= 10.5\end{aligned}\)

Therefore, the median of control group is 10.5

The lower fourth is the median of smallest half of the data as the median of the data is \(\tilde x = 10.5\) so the lower half contains 7 values.

8.7

8.8

9.1

9.7

10.1

10.4

10.4

Since \(n = 7\)is odd, calculate the median using the formula:

\({\tilde x_{Init\,Cont}} = {\left( {\frac{{n + 1}}{2}} \right)^{th}}ordered\,value\)

\(\begin{aligned}\tilde x &= {\left( {\frac{{7 + 1}}{2}} \right)^{th}}ordered\,value\\ &= {4^{th\,}}ordered\,value\\ &= 9.7\end{aligned}\)

Similarly, the upper fourth is the median of largest half of the data as the median of the data is\(\tilde x = 10.5\)so the upper half contains 7 values.

10.6

10.8

10.9

10.9

10.9

11.6

12.3

Since \(n = 7\)is odd, calculate the median using the formula:

\({\tilde x_{Init\,Cont}} = {\left( {\frac{{n + 1}}{2}} \right)^{th}}ordered\,value\)

\(\begin{aligned}{{\tilde x}_{Init\,Cont}} &= {\left( {\frac{{7 + 1}}{2}} \right)^{th}}ordered\,value\\ &= {4^{th\,}}ordered\,value\\ &= 10.9\end{aligned}\)

Thus, the five-number summary for Control group to construct boxplot are as follows:

Smallest \({x_i}\): 8.7, lower fourth: 9.7, median: 10.5, upper fourth: 10.9,

Larges t\({x_i}\): 12.3.

07

Construct a comparative box plot for the given data

Following are the steps to make comparative boxplot by hand:

  1. Draw a plot line of range 8 to 12.
  2. Draw three horizontal lines that consists of first quartile, second quartile and third quartile and make two vertical lines to make it in rectangular form like a box for Supplement group.
  3. Do the Step 2 again for Control group.
  4. Draw whiskers on both sides of two boxplots and set the minimum and maximum value with respect to the obtained lower fence and upper fence.

From the comparative boxplot, it is observe that both boxplots are quite similar. Both data distributionare skewed to the left or negatively skewed.

As a result, the selenium and control group samples appear to be similar.

08

Arrange the data of Final Se and Final Cont in an ascending order.

The following table represent the ordered Final Se sample:

Obs

Final Se

1

88.0

2

89.0

3

93.0

4

96.4

5

97.1

6

99.0

7

103.0

8

103.8

9

104.0

10

117.8

11

121.5

12

122.3

13

138.3

14

146.3

15

147.3

16

172.6

The following table represent the ordered FinalCont sample:

Obs

Final Cont

1

8.4

2

8.6

3

8.7

4

8.8

5

8.8

6

9.1

7

9.3

8

9.3

9

9.5

10

9.6

11

10.1

12

10.4

13

12.4

14

12.5

09

Compute sample means of Supplement group and Control group.

The sample mean is computed using the formula,

\(\bar x = \frac{{\sum\limits_{i = 1}^n {{x_i}} }}{n}\)

Let\({\bar x_{Final\,Se}}\)and\({\bar x_{Final\,Cont}}\)are the two required sample means. The sample size of final selenium concentration for supplement group is 16 while the sample size of final selenium concentration for control group is 14. The mean of each sample can be determined as follows:

\(\begin{aligned}{{\bar x}_{Final\,Se}} &= \frac{{\sum\limits_{i = 1}^{16} {{x_i}} }}{{16}}\\ &= \frac{{\left( {88 + 89 + 93 + \ldots + 146.3 + 147.3 + 172.6} \right)}}{{16}}\\ &= \frac{{1839.4}}{{16}}\\ &= 114.96\end{aligned}\)

\(\begin{aligned}{{\bar x}_{Final\,Cont}} &= \frac{{\sum\limits_{i = 1}^{14} {{x_i}} }}{{14}}\\ &= \frac{{\left( {8.4 + 8.6 + 8.7 + \ldots + 10.4 + 12.4 + 12.5} \right)}}{{14}}\\ &= \frac{{135.5}}{{14}}\\ &= 9.678\end{aligned}\)

10

Compute sample standard deviations of Supplement group and Control group.

The sample standard deviation is computed using the formula,

\(s = \sqrt {\frac{{\sum\limits_{i = 1}^n {{{\left( {{x_i} - \bar x} \right)}^2}} }}{{n - 1}}} \)

Let \({s_{Final\,Se}}\) and \({s_{Final\,Cont}}\) are two sample standard deviations. Each sample standard deviation can be calculated as,

\(\begin{aligned}{s_{Final\,Se}} &= \sqrt {\frac{{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^{16} {{{\left( {{x_i} - 114.96} \right)}^2}} }}{{16 - 1}}} \\ &= \sqrt {\frac{{{{\left( {88 - 114.96} \right)}^2} + \ldots + {{\left( {172.6 - 114.96} \right)}^2}}}{{16 - 1}}} \\ &= 24.75\end{aligned}\)

\(\begin{aligned}{s_{Init\,Cont}} &= \sqrt {\frac{{\sum\limits_{n = 1}^{14} {{{\left( {{x_i} - 9.678} \right)}^2}} }}{{14 - 1}}} \\ &= \sqrt {\frac{{{{\left( {8.4 - 9.678} \right)}^2} + \ldots + {{\left( {12.5 - 9.678} \right)}^2}}}{{14 - 1}}} \\ &= 1.30\end{aligned}\)

11

Compute five-number summary for Supplement group

The five-number summary are smallest \({x_i}\), lower fourth, median, upper fourth and largest \({x_i}\). Since sample size of test is even, the median is the average of \({\left( {\frac{n}{2}} \right)^{th}}\) and \({\left( {\frac{n}{2} + 1} \right)^{th}}\) ordered value when the data are in ascending order as below.

Obs

Final Se

1

88.0

2

89.0

3

93.0

4

96.4

5

97.1

6

99.0

7

103.0

8

103.8

9

104.0

10

117.8

11

121.5

12

122.3

13

138.3

14

146.3

15

147.3

16

172.6

The smallest value is: 88 and the largest value is: 172.6.

Let\({\tilde x_{Final\,Se}}\)be the required median. Use the formula to calculate median,

\(\tilde x = \frac{{{{\left( {\frac{n}{2}} \right)}^{th}} + {{\left( {\frac{n}{2} + 1} \right)}^{th}}\,ordered\,value}}{2}\)

\(\begin{aligned}{{\tilde x}_{Final\,Se}} &= \frac{{{{\left( {\frac{{16}}{2}} \right)}^{th}} + {{\left( {\frac{{16}}{2} + 1} \right)}^{th}}ordered\,value}}{2}\\ &= \frac{{\left( {{8^{th\,}}observation + {9^{th}}observation} \right)}}{2}\\ &= \frac{{\left( {103.8 + 104} \right)}}{2}\\ &= 103.9\end{aligned}\)

Therefore, the median of supplement group is 103.9

The lower fourth is the median of smallest half of the data as the median of the data is\({\tilde x_{Final\,Se}} = 103.9\)so the lower half contains 8 values.

88.0

89.0

93.0

96.4

97.1

99.0

103.0

103.8

Since\(n = 8\)is even, calculate the median using the formula:

\(\tilde x = \frac{{\left( {{{\left( {\frac{n}{2}} \right)}^{th}}ordered\,value + {{\left( {\frac{n}{2} + 1} \right)}^{th}}\,ordered\,value} \right)}}{2}\)

\(\begin{aligned}\tilde x &= \frac{{\left( {{{\left( {\frac{8}{2}} \right)}^{th}}ordered\,value + {{\left( {\frac{8}{2} + 1} \right)}^{th}}ordered\,value} \right)}}{2}\\ &= \frac{{\left( {{4^{th}}ordered\,value + {5^{th}}ordered\,value} \right)}}{2}\\ &= \frac{{\left( {96.4 + 97.1} \right)}}{2}\\ &= 96.75\end{aligned}\)

Similarly, the upper fourth is the median of largest half of the data as the median of the data is\({\tilde x_{Final\,Se}} = 103.9\)so it contains 8 values.

104.0

117.8

121.5

122.3

138.3

146.3

147.3

172.6

Since\(n = 8\)is even, calculate the median using the formula:

\(\tilde x = \frac{{\left( {{{\left( {\frac{n}{2}} \right)}^{th}}ordered\,value + {{\left( {\frac{n}{2} + 1} \right)}^{th}}\,ordered\,value} \right)}}{2}\)

\(\begin{aligned}\tilde x &= \frac{{\left( {{{\left( {\frac{8}{2}} \right)}^{th}}ordered\,value + {{\left( {\frac{8}{2} + 1} \right)}^{th}}ordered\,value} \right)}}{2}\\ &= \frac{{\left( {{4^{th}}ordered\,value + {5^{th}}ordered\,value} \right)}}{2}\\ &= \frac{{\left( {122.3 + 138.3} \right)}}{2}\\ &= 130.3\end{aligned}\)

Thus, the five-number summary to construct boxplot are as follows:

Smallest\({x_i}\): 88.0, lower fourth: 96.75, median: 103.9, upper fourth: 130.3,

Largest \({x_i}\): 172.6.

12

Compute five-number summary for Control group

The five-number summary are smallest\({x_i}\), lower fourth, median, upper fourth and largest\({x_i}\).Since sample size of test is odd, the median is the average of\({\left( {\frac{n}{2}} \right)^{th}}\)and\({\left( {\frac{n}{2} + 1} \right)^{th}}\)ordered value when the data are in ascending order as below.

Obs

Final Cont

1

8.4

2

8.6

3

8.7

4

8.8

5

8.8

6

9.1

7

9.3

8

9.3

9

9.5

10

9.6

11

10.1

12

10.4

13

12.4

14

12.5

The smallest value is: 8.4 and the largest value is: 12.5.

Let\({\tilde x_{Final\,Cont}}\)be the required median. Use the formula to calculate median when the sample size is even,

\(\tilde x = \frac{{\left( {{{\left( {\frac{n}{2}} \right)}^{th}}ordered\,value + {{\left( {\frac{n}{2} + 1} \right)}^{th}}\,ordered\,value} \right)}}{2}\)

\(\begin{aligned}{{\tilde x}_{Final\,Cont}} &= \frac{{\left( {{{\left( {\frac{{14}}{2}} \right)}^{th}}ordered\,value + {{\left( {\frac{{14}}{2} + 1} \right)}^{th}}ordered\,value} \right)}}{2}\\ &= \frac{{\left( {{7^{th}}ordered\,value + {8^{th}}ordered\,value} \right)}}{2}\\ &= \frac{{\left( {9.3 + 9.3} \right)}}{2}\\ &= 9.3\end{aligned}\)

Therefore, the median of control group is 9.3.

The lower fourth is the median of smallest half of the data as the median of the data is\({\tilde x_{Final\,Cont}} = 9.3\)so the lower half contains 7 values.

8.4

8.6

8.7

8.8

8.8

9.1

9.3

Since\(n = 7\)is odd, calculate the median using the formula:

\(\tilde x = {\left( {\frac{{n + 1}}{2}} \right)^{th}}ordered\,value\)

\(\begin{aligned}\tilde x &= {\left( {\frac{{7 + 1}}{2}} \right)^{th}}ordered\,value\\ &= {4^{th\,}}ordered\,value\\ &= 8.8\end{aligned}\)

Similarly, the upper fourth is the median of largest half of the data as the median of the data is\(\tilde x = 10.5\)so the upper half contains 7 values.

9.3

9.5

9.6

10.1

10.4

12.4

12.5

Since\(n = 7\)is odd, calculate the median using the formula:

\(\tilde x = {\left( {\frac{{n + 1}}{2}} \right)^{th}}ordered\,value\)

\(\begin{aligned}\tilde x &= {\left( {\frac{{7 + 1}}{2}} \right)^{th}}ordered\,value\\ &= {4^{th\,}}ordered\,value\\ &= 10.1\end{aligned}\)

Thus, the five-number summary for Control group to construct boxplot are as follows:

Smallest\({x_i}\): 8.4, lower fourth: 8.8, median: 9.3, upper fourth: 10.1,

Largest \({x_i}\): 12.5.

13

Construct a comparative box plot for the given data

Following are the steps to make comparative boxplot by hand:

  1. Draw a plot line of range 0 to 180.
  2. Draw three horizontal lines that consists of first quartile, second quartile and third quartile and make two vertical lines to make it in rectangular form like a box for Supplement group.
  3. Do the Step 2 again for Control group.
  4. Draw whiskers on both sides of two boxplots and set the minimum and maximum value with respect to the obtained lower fence and upper fence.

From the comparative boxplot, it is observe that both boxplots are quite different. From the box plot of Final Se, there is no outlier and the middle value line is near 103.9 that is the median of data. The distribution is slightly negative skewed.

From the box plot of Final Cont, there is no outlier and the middle value line is near 9.3 that is the median of data. The distribution is slightly positive skewed. It is evident that the final selenium concentration for cows is much greater for the supplement group than for control group which indicate that the selenium supplement significantly increases selenium concentration in milk over the 9-day period.

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134.7 134.7 134.7 134.8 134.8 134.8 134.9 134.9 135.2

135.2 135.2 135.3 135.3 135.4 135.5 135.5 135.6 135.6

135.7 135.8 135.8 135.8 135.8 135.8 135.9 135.9 135.9

135.9 136.0 136.0 136.1 136.2 136.2 136.3 136.4 136.4

136.6 136.8 136.9 136.9 137.0 137.1 137.2 137.6 137.6

137.8 137.8 137.8 137.9 137.9 138.2 138.2 138.3 138.3

138.4 138.4 138.4 138.5 138.5 138.6 138.7 138.7 139.0

139.1 139.5 139.6 139.8 139.8 140.0 140.0 140.7 140.7

140.9 140.9 141.2 141.4 141.5 141.6 142.9 143.4 143.5

143.6 143.8 143.8 143.9 144.1 144.5 144.5 147.7 147.7

a. Construct a stem-and-leaf display of the data by first deleting (truncating) the tenths digit and then repeating each stem value five times (once for leaves 1 and 2, a second time for leaves 3 and 4, etc.). Why is it relatively easy to identify a representative strength value?

b. Construct a histogram using equal-width classes with the first class having a lower limit of 122 and an upper limit of 124. Then comment on any interesting features of the histogram.

Consider the population consisting of all computers of acertain brand and model, and focus on whether a computerneeds service while under warranty.

a. Pose several probability questions based on selecting a sample of 100 such computers.

b. What inferential statistics question might be answeredby determining the number of such computers in a sample of size 100 that need warranty service?

Here is a stem-and-leaf display of the escape time data introduced in Exercise 36 of this chapter.

32

55

33

49

34


35

6699

36

34469

37

3345

38

9

39

2347

40

23

41


42

4

a. Determine the value of the fourth spread.

b. Are there any outliers in the sample? Any extreme outliers?

c. Construct a boxplot and comment on its features.

d. By how much could the largest observation, currently 424, be decreased without affecting the value of the fourth spread?

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