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The following table lists the number of deaths for the top thirteen worst U.S. tornados since...

The following table lists the number of deaths for the top thirteen worst U.S. tornados since 1925.

a) Calculate the 5 number summary for tornado deaths BY HAND. Show all work.

102

110

114

115

142

150

181

208

268

271

315

454

689

b) Are there any outliers? Show your calculation and identify any outliers from the distribution

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  • The data point(s) in the data set which is less than lower fence and greater than upper fence is called outlier(s).

​​​​​​​Here, 689 > Upper fence = 560.75

Hence, 689 ​​​​​​​is an outlier in the given data.

orchestra answered 2 years ago
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