HML Algebra Chapter 13 Review

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6 questions
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In 2017, the to 11 states with the most people to get diagnosed with skin cancer are listed below:

(per 100,000 people)
Arizona - 29.7
Utah - 39.0
Montana - 29.6
N. Dakota - 27.7
S. Dakota - 29.5
Kansas - 28.6
Minnesota - 35
Iowa - 28.4
Deleware - 28.2
Vermont - 39.5
New Hampshire - 35.2

Create a stem-and-leaf plot to compare the states west of Missouri to those states north/east of Missouri.

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In 2017, the to 11 states with the most people to get diagnosed with skin cancer are listed below:
(per 100,000 people)
Arizona - 29.7
Utah - 39.0
Montana - 29.6
N. Dakota - 27.7
S. Dakota - 29.5
Kansas - 28.6
Minnesota - 35
Iowa - 28.4
Deleware - 28.2
Vermont - 39.5
New Hampshire - 35.2

Create a histogram of the data.

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In 2017, the to 11 states with the most people to get diagnosed with skin cancer are listed below:
(per 100,000 people)
Arizona - 29.7
Utah - 39.0
Montana - 29.6
N. Dakota - 27.7
S. Dakota - 29.5
Kansas - 28.6
Minnesota - 35
Iowa - 28.4
Deleware - 28.2
Vermont - 39.5
New Hampshire - 35.2

Create a box-and-whisker plot of the data.

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In 2017, the to 11 states with the most people to get diagnosed with skin cancer are listed below:
(per 100,000 people)
Arizona - 29.7
Utah - 39.0
Montana - 29.6
N. Dakota - 27.7
S. Dakota - 29.5
Kansas - 28.6
Minnesota - 35
Iowa - 28.4
Deleware - 28.2
Vermont - 39.5
New Hampshire - 35.2

What is the range of the data?
What would be a best measure of central tendency to use to best represent this data? Explain.

1

In 2017, the to 11 states with the most people to get diagnosed with skin cancer are listed below:
(per 100,000 people)
Arizona - 29.7
Utah - 39.0
Montana - 29.6
N. Dakota - 27.7
S. Dakota - 29.5
Kansas - 28.6
Minnesota - 35
Iowa - 28.4
Deleware - 28.2
Vermont - 39.5
New Hampshire - 35.2

Alaska has the lowest rate of skin cancer diagnosis at 11.5 (per 100,000 people). If Alaska's data was added to this data, what would be the best measure of central tendency to use to best represent this data? Explain.

How would adding Alaska's data to the data set affect the range? mean? median?

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In 2017, the to 11 states with the most people to get diagnosed with skin cancer are listed below:
(per 100,000 people)
Arizona - 29.7
Utah - 39.0
Montana - 29.6
N. Dakota - 27.7
S. Dakota - 29.5
Kansas - 28.6
Minnesota - 35
Iowa - 28.4
Deleware - 28.2
Vermont - 39.5
New Hampshire - 35.2

What is the variance of the data? What is the standard deviation?