he flies all over the country to randomly selected locations to obtain the following data. (units are in pH) Alaska Florida  Texas 5.11 4.87 5.46 5.01 4.18 6.29 4.90 4.40 5.57 5.14 4.67 5.15 4.80 4.89 5.45 5.24 4.09 5.30 (c) Was the researchers sampling method biased, if so, what kind of bias? (d) Is the data qualitative, quantitative continuous, or quan

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An environmentalist wanted to determine if the mean acidity of rain differed among Alaska, Florida, and Texas. She flies all over the country to randomly selected locations to obtain the following data. (units are in pH)

Alaska Florida  Texas
5.11 4.87 5.46
5.01 4.18 6.29
4.90 4.40 5.57
5.14 4.67 5.15
4.80 4.89 5.45
5.24 4.09 5.30

(c) Was the researchers sampling method biased, if so, what kind of bias?
(d) Is the data qualitative, quantitative continuous, or quantitative discrete?

(g) What statistical test should be performed to test the hypothesis?

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