Compute the range and standard deviation for the data presented in problem 3.14. The data are reproduced here. What would happen to the value of the standard deviation if you removed Los Angeles from this distribution and recalculated? Why?

Annual Person-Hours of Time Lost to Traffic City Congestion per Year Baltimore 27 Boston 25 Buffalo 6 Chicago 31 Cleveland 6 Dallas 35

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Annual Person-Hours of Time Lost to Traffic City Congestion per Year Detroit 30 Houston 36 Kansas City 9 Los Angeles 50 Miami 29 Minneapolis 23 New Orleans 10 New York 23 Philadelphia 21 Pittsburgh 8 Phoenix 26 San Antonio 18 San Diego 28 San Francisco 37 Seattle 25 Washington, DC 34