1. A company decides to investigate the amount of sick sample of eight employees yields the following numbe year. 0 0 4 0 0 a. Find and interpret the range b. Find and interpret the standard deviation, s. Suppose the 6 was incorrectly recorded and is and b with the correct data and describe the e c.
1. A company decides to investigate the amount of sick sample of eight employees yields the following numbe year. 0 0 4 0 0 a. Find and interpret the range b. Find and interpret the standard deviation, s. Suppose the 6 was incorrectly recorded and is and b with the correct data and describe the e c.
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Transcribed Image Text:1. A company decides to investigate the amount of sick leave taken by its employees. A
sample of eight employees yields the following number of sick days taken in the past
year.
0
0
4
0
0
0
6
0
a. Find and interpret the range
b.
Find and interpret the standard deviation, s.
c.
Suppose the 6 was incorrectly recorded and is supposed to be 60. Redo parts a
and b with the correct data and describe the effect of this outlier.
2. For an exam given to a class, the students' scores ranged from 35 to 98, with a mean of
74. Which of the following is the most realistic value for the standard deviation: -10, 0, 3,
12, 63. Clearly explain what's unrealistic about each of the other values.
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