The number of days required for two suppliers to deliver orders is as follows. Supplier A: 11 10 9 10 11 11 10 11 10 10 Supplier B: 8 10 13 7 10 11 10 7 15 12   Where, the average number of days required for supplier A to deliver orders = 10.3 days  and Standard Deviation = 0.67 day Which supplier provides more consistent and homogenous delivery times A or B? Justify your answer. And do you think the delivery time for each supplier is symmetric. Support your answer with a proper test for skewness.

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The number of days required for two suppliers to deliver orders is as follows.

Supplier A:

11

10

9

10

11

11

10

11

10

10

Supplier B:

8

10

13

7

10

11

10

7

15

12

 

Where, the average number of days required for supplier A to deliver orders = 10.3 days

 and Standard Deviation = 0.67 day

  • Which supplier provides more consistent and homogenous delivery times A or B? Justify your answer.
  • And do you think the delivery time for each supplier is symmetric. Support your answer with a proper test for skewness.
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