EBK BASIC BUSINESS STATISTICS
14th Edition
ISBN: 9780134685168
Author: STEPHAN
Publisher: YUZU
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Chapter 2, Problem 15PS
The file NBACost contains the total cost (
a. Organize these costs as an ordered array.
b. Construct a frequency distribution and a percentage distribution for these costs.
c. Around what amount does the monthly electricity cost seems to be concentrated? Explain.
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A please. Scatter diagram included.
a.) Construct a frequency and relative frequency bar chart for the data.
b.) Construct a pie chart to display the relative frequency information.
The table to the right shows the arrival
data for two airlines in five cities.
Complete parts (a) through (c) below.
Excelsior Airlines
Percentage Number of
on-time arrivals
Destination
Los Angeles
94.5%
Phoenix
95.7%
San Diego
94.4%
San Francisco 83.5%
85.9%
Seattle
Total
440
277
101
631
2183
3632
Paradise Airlines
Percentage Number of
on-time
arrivals
87.9%
94.6%
88.6%
75.6%
72.8%
821
5177
406
405
259
7068
a. Which airline has the higher percentage of on-time flights to the five cities?
Excelsior Airlines has the higher percentage of on-time flights.
b. Compute the percentage of on-time flights for the two airlines over all five cities.
Over all five cities, Excelsior Airlines had an on-time percentage of % and Paradise Airlines had an on-time
percentage of %.
(Round to the nearest tenth as needed.)
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EBK BASIC BUSINESS STATISTICS
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