6.51 A 40-year history of maximum river flows for a certain small river in the United States...

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6.51 A 40-year history of maximum river flows for a certain small river in the United States shows a relative frequency histogram that can be modeled by a gamma density function with and . (Measurements are in cubic feet per second.)

a Find the mean and standard deviation of the annual maximum river flows.

b Within what interval will the maximum annual flow be contained with a probability of at least 89?

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Probability And Statistics For Engineers

ISBN: 9781133006909

5th Edition

Authors: Richard L Scheaffer, Madhuri Mulekar, James T McClave, Cecie Starr

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