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Chapter 3, Problem 3RE
Chief Justices The following data represent the ages of chief justices of the U.S. Supreme Court when they were appointed.
Justice | Age |
John Jay | 44 |
John Rutledge | 56 |
Oliver Ellsworth | 51 |
John Marshall | 46 |
Roger B. Taney | 59 |
Salmon P. Chase | 56 |
Morrison R. Waite | 58 |
Melville W. Fuller | 55 |
Edward D. White | 65 |
William H. Taft | 64 |
Charles E. Hughes | 68 |
Harlan F. Stone | 69 |
Frederick M. Vinson | 56 |
Earl Warren | 62 |
Warren E. Burger | 62 |
William H. Rehnquist | 62 |
John G. Roberts | 50 |
Source: Information Please Almanac |
- a. Determine the population
mean ,median , andmode ages. - b. Determine the
range and population standard deviation ages. - c. Obtain two simple random
samples of size 4, and determine the sample mean and sample standard deviation ages.
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Fundamentals of Statistics Plus MyLab Statistics with Pearson eText - Title-Specific Access Card Package (5th Edition)
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