Introduction To Statistics And Data Analysis
Introduction To Statistics And Data Analysis
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781337793612
Author: PECK, Roxy.
Publisher: Cengage Learning,
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Chapter 1.4, Problem 19E

An article in the New Times San Luis Obispo (February 4, 2016) reported the accompanying concussion rates for different high school sports. The given data are concussion rates per 10,000 athletes participating in high school sports in 2012.

Chapter 1.4, Problem 19E, An article in the New Times San Luis Obispo (February 4, 2016) reported the accompanying concussion , example 1

Chapter 1.4, Problem 19E, An article in the New Times San Luis Obispo (February 4, 2016) reported the accompanying concussion , example 2

  1. a. Construct a dotplot of the concussion rate data.
  2. b. In addition to the three girls’ sports indicated in the table (lacrosse, basketball, and soccer), the reported concussion rates for field hockey, volleyball, and softball are also for girls. Locate the points on the dotplot that correspond to concussion rates for girls’ sports and highlight them in a different color. Based on the dotplot, would you say that the concussion rates for girls’ sports tend to be lower than or higher than for boys’ sports? Explain.
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