The Quick Change Oil Company has a number of outlets in the metropolitan Seattle area. The daily number of oil changes at the Oak Street outlet in the past 20 days are: 65        98        55        62        79        59        51        90        72        56 70        62        66        80        94        79        63        73        71        85   The data are to be organized into a frequency distribution. How many classes would you recommend? What class interval would you suggest? What lower limit would you recommend for the first class?

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The Quick Change Oil Company has a number of outlets in the metropolitan Seattle area. The daily number of oil changes at the Oak Street outlet in the past 20 days are:

65        98        55        62        79        59        51        90        72        56

70        62        66        80        94        79        63        73        71        85

 

The data are to be organized into a frequency distribution.

  1. How many classes would you recommend?
  2. What class interval would you suggest?
  3. What lower limit would you recommend for the first class?
  4. Organize the number of oil changes into a frequency distribution.
  5. Comment on the shape of the frequency distribution. Also determine the relative frequency distribution.
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