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ISBN: 9780321979438

Author: Margaret L. Lial, Raymond N. Greenwell, Nathan P. Ritchey

Publisher: PEARSON

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Chapter 9.2, Problem 33E

Home-Based Workers Because of advancements in communication and information technologies, workers are increasingly able to work at home. The following grouped frequency distribution gives the number (in millions) of employed people who work at home for various age groups in 2010. (Assume the midpoint for the last interval is 69.5.) Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

Age (in years)	Midpoint, X	Frequency, ƒ
15-24	19.5	0.4
25-34	29.5	1.3
35-44	39.5	2.1
45-54	49.5	2.5
55-64	59.5	2.0
Over 65	69.5	1.0

(a) Find the mean age of employed people who work at home.

(b) Find the standard deviation for the data.

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