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ID | Cost of Airfares in the US (domestic) |
1 | 146 |
2 | 620 |
3 | 79 |
4 | 299 |
5 | 576 |
6 | 89 |
7 | 589 |
8 | 165 |
9 | 509 |
10 | 23 |
11 | 376 |
12 | 226 |
13 | 462 |
14 | 634 |
15 | 36 |
16 | 226 |
17 | 263 |
18 | 456 |
19 | 390 |
20 | 541 |
21 | 19 |
22 | 329 |
23 | 537 |
24 | 512 |
25 | 423 |
26 | 515 |
27 | 358 |
28 | 110 |
29 | 319 |
30 | 671 |
31 | 561 |
32 | 96 |
33 | 574 |
34 | 385 |
35 | 263 |
36 | 240 |
37 | 449 |
38 | 592 |
39 | 404 |
40 | 119 |
41 | 173 |
42 | 419 |
43 | 495 |
44 | 224 |
45 | 228 |
46 | 616 |
47 | 168 |
48 | 396 |
49 | 524 |
Airfares (as shown in the Excel file for this week’s seminar) were based on the total ticket value, which consisted of the price charged by the airlines plus any additional taxes and fees.
- The prices follow
normal distribution . Use Excel to plot the density of the prices;
You can either use pen and paper or Excel for question 2-5. Please use the z score formula to calculate the question 2-5.
- What is the
probability that a domestic airfare is $550 or more?
What is the probability that a domestic airfare is $250 or less
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