Listed below are the numbers of hurricanes that occurred in each year in a certain region. The data are listed in order by year. Find the​ range, variance, and standard deviation for the given sample data. Include appropriate units in the results. What important feature of the data is not revealed by any of the measures of​ variation?   19 14 9 3 10 15 20   4 10 20 14 6 16 13   The range of the sample data is nothing

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Listed below are the numbers of hurricanes that occurred in each year in a certain region. The data are listed in order by year. Find the​ range, variance, and standard deviation for the given sample data. Include appropriate units in the results. What important feature of the data is not revealed by any of the measures of​ variation?
 
19
14
9
3
10
15
20
 
4
10
20
14
6
16
13
 
The range of the sample data is
nothing
 
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Step 1

Given,  the numbers of hurricanes that occurred in each year in a certain region.

The data arranged is ascending order is given as-

3,4,6,9,10,10,13,14,14,15,16,19,20,20

Here,

Maximum value=20

Minimum value=3

The required range is obtained as-

Range=Maximum value-Minimum value=20-3=17 hurricanes

 

 

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