Interactive Statistics Q.4.26

Seafood: Fit or Fat? Believe it or not, some types of seafood are high in fat. The following chart provides the fat, saturated-fat, cholesterol, and caloric content for various 3-ounce servings of seafood. Type (3 oz) Fat Saturated Fat Cholesterol (g) (g (mg) Calories Salmon (Chinook) 11.4 2.7 72 196 Salmon (Atlantic) 6.9 1.1 60 155 Tuna (Bluefin) 5.3 1.4 42 157 Swordfish 4.4 1.2 43 132 Oysters (Eastern) (12 medium) 4.2 1.1 93 117 Salmon (Pink) 3.8 0.6 57 127 Halibut 2.5 0.4 35 119 Clams (19 small) 1.7 0.2 57 126 Snapper 1.5 0.3 40 109 Crab (Alaska king) 1.3 0.1 45 82 Shrimp 0.9 0.2 166 84 Orange Roughy 0.8 0.0 22 75 Lobster 0.5 0.1 61 83 (a) Which of the four properties are most important to you? (b) Make a stem-and-leaf plot for the property you listed in (a). Describe its distribution. (c) Which type of seafood performed the best according to your choice in (a)? the worst? (d) Pick another of the four properties and make a stem-and-leaf plot for it. Describe its distribution. (e) Was the best type in (c) still the best? Was the worst type in (c) still the worst