Question 1

\fData showing the population by state in millions of people follow. t State Population State Population State Population Alabama 4.8 Louisiana 4.5 Ohio 11.5 Alaska 0.7 Maine 1.3 Oklahoma 3.8 Arizona 6.4 Maryland 5.8 Oregon 4.3 Arkansas 2.9 Massachusetts 6.5 Pennsylvania 12.7 California 37.3 Michigan 9.9 Rhode Island 1.0 Colorado 5.0 Minnesota 5 .3 South Carolina 4.6 Connecticut 3.6 Mississippi 3.0 South Dakota 0.8 Delaware 0.9 Missouri 6.0 Tennessee 6.3 Florida 18.8 Montana 0.9 Texas 25.1 Georgia 9.7 Nebraska 1.8 Utah 2.8 Hawaii 1.4 Nevada 2.7 Vermont 0.6 Idaho 1.6 New Hampshire 1.3 Virginia 8.0 Illinois 12.8 New Jersey 8.8 Washington 6.7 Indiana 6.5 New Mexico 2.0 West Virginia 1.9 Iowa 3.0 New York 19.4 Wisconsin 5.7 Kansas 2.9 North Carolina 9.5 Wyoming 0.6 Kentucky 4.3 North Dakota 0.7c) O 37 40 Frequency ONPOOONE 16 0.0-2.4 2.5-4.9 5.0-7.4 O The distribution is symmetric. 7.5-9.9 10.0-12.4 O The distribution is skewed to the left. O The distribution is skewed to the right. 12.5-14.9 15.0-17.4 Develop a histogram. Use a class width of 2.5 million. 17.5-19.9 b) Does there appear to be any skewness in the distribution? Explain. Population Millions 20.0-22.4 What observations can you make about the population of the 50 states? 22.5-24.9 25.0-27.4 27.5-29.9 30.0-32.4 32.5-34.9 35.0-37.4 37.5-39.9 More million, and the smallest states are Vermont and Wyoming with a population of 41 Frequency 12 14 16 0.0-2.4 2.5-4.9 5.0-7.4 7.5-9.9 10.0-12.4 states have a population less than 2.5 million. ---Select--- V than half of the states have a population less than 5 million. Only 39 12.5-14.9 15.0-17.4 17.5-19.9 Population Millions 20.0-22.4 22.5-24.9 25.0-27.4 27.5-29.9 30.0-32.4 32.5-34.9 35.0-37.4 37.5-39.9 More thousand. Frequency ONFODONE 0.0-2.4 2.5-4.9 5.0-7.4 7.5-9.9 10.0-12.4 12.5-14.9 15.0-17.4 17.5-19.9 Population Millions 20.0-22.4 22.5-24.9 25.0-27.4 27.5-29.9 30.0-32.4 32.5-34.9 35.0-37.4 37.5-39.9 More Frequency ONFO 0.0-2.4 2.5-4.9 5.0-7.4 7.5-9.9 10.0-12.4 12.5-14.9 15.0-17.4 17.5-19.9 states have a population greater than 10 million. The largest state is California with a population of Population Millions 20.0-22.4 22.5-24.9 25.0-27.4 27.5-29.9 30.0-32.4 32.5-34.9 35.0-37.4 37.5-39.9 More