AL 15 HI 3 MA 32 NM 14 AK ID MI 69 NY 90 TN AZ IL 48 MN MS 25 NC 36 TX 50 AR IN 32 ND UT 19 CA 96 IA 12 MO 31 OH 41 VT 11 OK CO 20 KS 12 MT 17 VA 31 CT 15 KY 14 NE 13 OR 13 WA 48 wV DE 15 LA 12 NV PA 97 DC ME 12 NH 21 RI 12 WI 39 SC FL 55 MD 19 NJ 114 26 WY GA 16 a. What variable is being measured? Is the variable discrete or continuous? b. Describe the shape of the data distribution using the stem and leaf plot shown here. Identify the unusually large measurements marked “HI" by state. Stem and Leaf Display: Hazardous Waste Stem-and-leaf of Sites N = 51 Leaf Unit = 1.0 011223 13 6699999 23 1222223344 (8) 1. 55556799 20 01 18 56 16 3 1122 12 69 10 1. 88 HI 69, 90, 96, 97, 114 c. Can you think of any reason these five states would have a large number of hazardous waste sites? What other variable might you measure to help explain why the data behave as they do?

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How safe is your neighborhood? Are there any hazardous waste sites nearby? The table shows the number of hazardous waste sites in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia in the year 2009:5

AL
15
HI
3
MA
32
NM
14
AK
ID
MI
69
NY
90
TN
AZ
IL
48
MN
MS
25
NC
36
TX
50
AR
IN
32
ND
UT
19
CA
96
IA
12
MO
31
OH
41
VT
11
OK
CO
20
KS
12
MT
17
VA
31
CT
15
KY
14
NE
13
OR
13
WA
48
wV
DE
15
LA
12
NV
PA
97
DC
ME
12
NH
21
RI
12
WI
39
SC
FL
55
MD
19
NJ
114
26
WY
GA
16
a. What variable is being measured? Is the variable
discrete or continuous?
b. Describe the shape of the data distribution using the
stem and leaf plot shown here. Identify the
unusually large measurements marked “HI" by
state.
Stem and Leaf Display: Hazardous Waste
Stem-and-leaf of Sites N = 51
Leaf Unit = 1.0
011223
13
6699999
23
1222223344
(8)
1.
55556799
20
01
18
56
16
3
1122
12
69
10
1.
88
HI 69, 90, 96, 97, 114
c. Can you think of any reason these five states would
have a large number of hazardous waste sites? What
other variable might you measure to help explain
why the data behave as they do?
Transcribed Image Text:AL 15 HI 3 MA 32 NM 14 AK ID MI 69 NY 90 TN AZ IL 48 MN MS 25 NC 36 TX 50 AR IN 32 ND UT 19 CA 96 IA 12 MO 31 OH 41 VT 11 OK CO 20 KS 12 MT 17 VA 31 CT 15 KY 14 NE 13 OR 13 WA 48 wV DE 15 LA 12 NV PA 97 DC ME 12 NH 21 RI 12 WI 39 SC FL 55 MD 19 NJ 114 26 WY GA 16 a. What variable is being measured? Is the variable discrete or continuous? b. Describe the shape of the data distribution using the stem and leaf plot shown here. Identify the unusually large measurements marked “HI" by state. Stem and Leaf Display: Hazardous Waste Stem-and-leaf of Sites N = 51 Leaf Unit = 1.0 011223 13 6699999 23 1222223344 (8) 1. 55556799 20 01 18 56 16 3 1122 12 69 10 1. 88 HI 69, 90, 96, 97, 114 c. Can you think of any reason these five states would have a large number of hazardous waste sites? What other variable might you measure to help explain why the data behave as they do?
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