Introduction to Business Statistics
Introduction to Business Statistics
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ISBN: 9781111792374
Author: WEIERS
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.65CE

According to the Energy Information Administration, the average U.S. household spends $1196 per year for electricity. Assume that this finding could have been based on the electricity expenditures reported by 250 households, with the data in file XR03065. Source: eia.doe.gov, June 26, 2009.

a. Confirm the mean and determine the median and the standard deviation of the electricity expenditures.

b. Generate and interpret the box-and-whisker plot for the households from this region.

c. From the results in parts (a) and (b), do there appear to be any “outlier” households? If so, for what reason(s) might energy-conservation officials wish to examine the habits or characteristics of these households?

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