Summary of Horsepower Count 38 Mean 101.7 Median 100 StdDev 26.4 Range 90 25th %tile 78 75th %tile 125 * 2 1 60 100 150 # of Cars

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Section10.1: Measures Of Center
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Engines, again Horsepower is another measure com-
monly used to describe auto engines. Here are the sum-
mary statistics and histogram displaying horsepowers of
the same group of 38 cars discussed in Exercise 31.
a) Describe the shape, center, and spread of this
distribution.
b) What is the interquartile range?
c) Are any of these engines outliers in terms of horse-
power? Explain.
d) Do you think the 68–95–99.7 Rule applies to the
horsepower of auto engines? Explain.
e) From the histogram, make a rough estimate of the
percentage of these engines whose horsepower is
within one standard deviation of the mean.
f) A fuel additive boasts in its advertising that it can
“add 10 horsepower to any car.” Assuming that is
true, what would happen to each of these summary
statistics if this additive were used in all the cars?
Summary of Horsepower
Count
38
Mean
101.7
Median
100
StdDev
26.4
Range
90
25th %tile
78
75th %tile
125
* 2
1
60
100
150
# of Cars
Transcribed Image Text:Summary of Horsepower Count 38 Mean 101.7 Median 100 StdDev 26.4 Range 90 25th %tile 78 75th %tile 125 * 2 1 60 100 150 # of Cars
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