Many families in California are using backyard structures for home offices, art studios, and hobby areas as well as for additional storage. Suppose that the mean price for a customized wooden, shingled backyard structure is . Assume that the standard deviation is .

a. What is the -score for a backyard structure costing (to decimals)? If your answer is negative, enter minus (-) sign.

b. What is the -score for a backyard structure costing (to decimals)?

c. Interpret the -scores in parts (a) and (b). Comment on whether either should be considered an outlier.

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d. If the cost for a backyard shed-office combination built in Albany, California, is , should this structure be considered an outlier? Explain.

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