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1."Radon: The Problem No One Wants to Face" is the title of an article appearing in Consumer Reports. Radon is a gas emitted from the ground that can collect in houses and buildings. At certain levels it can cause lung cancer. Radon concentrations are measured in picocuries per liter (pCi/L). A radon level of 4 pCi/L is considered "acceptable." Radon levels in a house vary from week to week. In one house, a sample of 8 weeks had the following readings for radon level (in pCi/L).

1.9 2.9 5.7 5.4 1.9 8.1 3.9 6.7
(a) Find the mean, median, and mode. (Enter your answers to 2 decimal places.)
mean  
median  
mode  

(b) Find the sample standard deviation, coefficient of variation, and range. (Enter your answers to 2 decimal places.)
s  
CV  %
range

 

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Let X be the readings for radon level (in pCi/L).

The given data 

1.9 2.9 5.7 5.4 1.9 8.1 3.9 6.7

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  • (a) Find the mean, median, and mode.  
  • (b) Find the sample standard deviation, coefficient of variation, and range. 
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