Buzz LTD manufactures batteries for electronic games. Thirty randomly selected batteries have a lifespan, in minutes, 200 203 206 211 245 233 234 256 223 224 240 229 228 215 201 210 211 243 200 201 203 239 222 231 211 215 216 217 227 229 (a) Find the mode of the observations. (b) Find the quartiles of the observations. (c) Calculate the mean of the observations.

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Buzz LTD manufactures batteries for electronic games. Thirty randomly selected batteries have a lifespan, in minutes, 200 203 206 211 245 233 234 256 223 224 240 229 228 215 201 210 211 243 200 201 203 239 222 231 211 215 216 217 227 229

(a) Find the mode of the observations.

(b) Find the quartiles of the observations.

(c) Calculate the mean of the observations.

(d) Calculate the interquartile range of the observations.

(e) Calculate the range of the observations.

(f) The company wants to compare its product with its competitors in the production of batteries. Which of the above numerical descriptive statistics should be used in the comparison? Explain.

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