2.  Violent crimes include​ rape, robbery,​ assault, and homicide. The following is a summary of the​ violent-crime rate​ (violent crimes per​ 100,000 population) for all states of a country in a certain year. Q1 = 237.5​,      Q2 = 352.9​,     Q3 = 441 ​(a) Provide an interpretation of these results. ​(b) Determine and interpret the interquartile range. ​(c) The​ violent-crime rate in a certain state of the country in that year was  1,159.2.   Would this be an​ outlier? Why?

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2.  Violent crimes include​ rape, robbery,​ assault, and homicide. The following is a summary of the​ violent-crime rate​ (violent crimes per​ 100,000 population) for all states of a country in a certain year.

Q1 = 237.5​,      Q2 = 352.9​,     Q3 = 441

​(a) Provide an interpretation of these results.

​(b) Determine and interpret the interquartile range.

​(c) The​ violent-crime rate in a certain state of the country in that year was  1,159.2.   Would this be an​ outlier? Why?

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