1.35 Where are the nurses? Table 1.5 gives the number of active nurses per 100,000 people in each state. 26 NURSES (a) Why is the number of nurses per 100,000 people a bet- ter measure of the availability of nurses than a simple count of the number of nurses in a state? (b) Make a stemplot that displays the distribution of nurses per 100,000 people. The data will first need to be rounded (see page 30). What units are you go- ing to use for the stems? The leaves? You should round the data to the units you are planning to use for the leaves before drawing the stemplot. Write a brief de- scription of the distribution. Are there any outliers? If so, can you explain them? (c) Do you think it would be useful to split the stems when drawing the stemplot for these data? Explain your reason. LE 1.5 Nurses per 100,000 people, by state Nurses State Nurses State Nurses ma 911 Louisiana 881 Ohio 1021 717 Maine - 1093 Oklahoma 742 a 585 Maryland 906 Oregon 803 as 798 Massachusetts 1260 Pennsylvania 1030 nia 630 Michigan 849 Rhode Island 1104 do 831 Minnesota 1093 South Carolina 834 cticut - 1017 Mississippi 950 South Dakota 1296 re 1155 Missouri 1038 Tennessee 98 814 Montana 855 Texas 67 665 Nebraska 1054 Utah 63 689 Nevada 609 Vermont 91 682 New Hampshire 1006 Virginia 76 901 New Jersey 858 Washington 8 901 New Mexico 614 West Virginia 9 -1022 New York 848 Wisconsin 9. 934 North Carolina 940 Wyoming 8 - 1003 North Dakota 968 District of Columbia 14