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The amount of pollutants that are found in waterways near large cities is
- What is the distribution of X
? X
- ~ N(,)
- What is the distribution of ¯x
? ¯x
- ~ N(,)
- What is the
probability that one randomly selected city's waterway will have less than 9.3 ppm pollutants? - For the 36 cities, find the probability that the average amount of pollutants is less than 9.3 ppm.
- For part d), is the assumption that the distribution is normal necessary? YesNo
- Find the IQR for the average of 36 cities.
Q1 = ppm
Q3 = ppm
IQR: ppm
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