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The following data represent the time (in minutes) recorded for a sample of 20 employees in...

The following data represent the time (in minutes) recorded for a sample of 20 employees in order to get to work using public transportation.

12   37   24   5   9   42   46   39   54   34
22   50   58   30   27   118   61   47   18   15

(A) Does the sample contain any extreme values? Justify your answer with a suitable test. Comment on the results ...

The sample
Contains Extreme Values

IQR =
, Lower Limit =
, Upper Limit =
, & Median =

How many outliers in this dataset:
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(B) According to your conclusion in part (a), calculate the best central and the best absolute dispersion measure ...

The best central measure is
Median
that equals
, and the best absolute dispersion measure is
IQR
that equals
.

(C) Comment on the results obtained in part (b) ...

The time taken by the majority of employees to go to work by public transportation lies between
minutes and
minutes.

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