Introduction to Probability and Statistics
14th Edition
ISBN: 9781133103752
Author: Mendenhall, William
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 1, Problem 1.54SE
Student Heights The self-reported heights of 105 students in a biostatistics class are described in the relative frequency histogram below.
- Describe the shape of the distribution.
- Do you see any unusual feature in this histogram?
- Can you think of an explanation for the two peaks in the histogram? Is there some other factor that is causing the heights to mound up in two separate peaks? What is it?
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Introduction to Probability and Statistics
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