Refer to The Astronomical Journal study of galaxy velocities, presented in Exercise 2.200 (p. 109). A second

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Refer to The Astronomical Journal study of galaxy velocities, presented in Exercise 2.200 (p. 109). A second cluster of galaxies, named A1775, is thought to be a double cluster-that is, two clusters of galaxies in close proximity. Fifty-one velocity observations (in kilometers per second, km/s) from cluster A1775 are listed in the table.

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a. Use a graphical method to describe the velocity distribution of galaxy cluster A1775.
b. Examine the graph you created in part a. Is there evidence to support the double-cluster theory? Explain.
c. Calculate numerical descriptive measures (e.g., mean and standard deviation) for galaxy velocities in cluster A1775. Depending on your answer to part b, you may need to calculate two sets of numerical descriptive measures, one for each of the clusters (say, A1775A and A1775B) within the double cluster.
d. Suppose you observe a galaxy velocity of 20,000 km/s. Is this galaxy likely to belong to cluster A1775A or A1775B? Explain.
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Authors: James T. McClave

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