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The file Sedans contains the overall miles per gallon (MPG) of 2013 midsized sedans:
a. Compute the
b. Compute the variance, standard deviation,
c. Are the data skewed? If so, how?
d. Compare the results of (a) through (c) to those of Problem 3.12 (a) through (c) that refer to the miles per gallon of small SUVs.
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