Fundamentals of Statistics (5th Edition)
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Chapter 2, Problem 6CS
A general summary of your findings and conclusions.
Data Source: Abbey, Robert F., and T. Theodore Fujita. “Tornadoes: The Tornado Outbreak of 3–4 April 1974.”In The Thunderstorm in Human Affairs, 2nd ed., edited by Edwin Kessler, 37–66.Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, 1983. The death figures presented in this case study are based on approximations made from charts by Abbey and Fujita. Additional descriptions of
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Fundamentals of Statistics (5th Edition)
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