A woman sued a computer keyboard manufacturer, charging that her repetitive stress injuries were caused by the keyboard. The jury awarded about $3.5 million for pain and suffering, but the court then set aside that award as being unreason compensation. In making this determination, the court identified a "normative" group of 27 similar cases and specified a reasonable award as one within 2 standard deviations of the mean of the awards in the 27 cases. The 27 award amounts thousands of dollars) are in the table below. 31 236 60 75 290 340 115 USE SALT 135 600 140 149 150 410 1,050 1,100 1,139 1.150 1,200 1,200 1,250 1,574 1,700 1,825 2,000 750 750 750 What is the maximum possible amount (in thousands of dollars) that could be awarded under the "2-standard deviations rule"? (Round your answer to three decimal places.) thousand

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A woman sued a computer keyboard manufacturer, charging that her repetitive stress injuries were caused by the keyboard. The jury awarded about $3.5 million for pain and suffering, but the court then set aside that award as being unreasonable
compensation. In making this determination, the court identified a "normative" group of 27 similar cases and specified a reasonable award as one within 2 standard deviations of the mean of the awards in the 27 cases. The 27 award amounts (in
thousands of dollars) are in the table below.
31
236
60
290
Enter a number.
75
340
1,700 1,825 2,000
USE SALT
115
410
135
600
1,050 1,100 1,139 1,150 1,200 1,200
140
750
149
750
150
750
1,250 1,574
What is the maximum possible amount (in thousands of dollars) that could be awarded under the "2-standard deviations rule"? (Round your answer to three decimal places.)
Xthousand
Transcribed Image Text:A woman sued a computer keyboard manufacturer, charging that her repetitive stress injuries were caused by the keyboard. The jury awarded about $3.5 million for pain and suffering, but the court then set aside that award as being unreasonable compensation. In making this determination, the court identified a "normative" group of 27 similar cases and specified a reasonable award as one within 2 standard deviations of the mean of the awards in the 27 cases. The 27 award amounts (in thousands of dollars) are in the table below. 31 236 60 290 Enter a number. 75 340 1,700 1,825 2,000 USE SALT 115 410 135 600 1,050 1,100 1,139 1,150 1,200 1,200 140 750 149 750 150 750 1,250 1,574 What is the maximum possible amount (in thousands of dollars) that could be awarded under the "2-standard deviations rule"? (Round your answer to three decimal places.) Xthousand
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