1.41 Continuous or Discrete, again Identify each variable as continuous or discrete: a. Weight of two dozen shrimp b. A person's body temperature c. Number of people waiting for treatment at a...

1.41 Continuous or Discrete, again Identify each<br>variable as continuous or discrete:<br>a. Weight of two dozen shrimp<br>b. A person's body temperature<br>c. Number of people waiting for treatment at a hospital<br>emergency room<br>d. Number of properties for sale by a real estate<br>agency<br>e. Number of claims received by an insurance<br>company during one day<br>

Extracted text: 1.41 Continuous or Discrete, again Identify each variable as continuous or discrete: a. Weight of two dozen shrimp b. A person's body temperature c. Number of people waiting for treatment at a hospital emergency room d. Number of properties for sale by a real estate agency e. Number of claims received by an insurance company during one day

1.50 Gulf Oil Spill Cleanup On April 20,<br>EXO150 2010, the United States experienced a major<br>environmental disaster when a Deepwater Horizon<br>drilling rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico. The<br>number of personnel and equipment used in the Gulf<br>oil spill cleanup, beginning May 2, 2010 (Day 13)<br>through June 9, 2010 (Day 51) is given in the<br>following table.13<br>1.54 Student Heights The self-reported<br>EXO154 heights of 105 students in a biostatistics class<br>are described in the relative frequency histogram<br>Dutu<br>below.<br>Day 13 Day 26 Day 39 Day 51<br>Number of personnel (1000s)<br>3.0<br>3%<br>46<br>156<br>1.0<br>17.5<br>8%<br>315<br>500<br>6.0<br>20.0<br>25%<br>644<br>870<br>14.0<br>24.0<br>32%<br>909<br>Federal Gulf fishing areas closed<br>S/10s-<br>Booms laid (miles)<br>Dispersants used (1000 gallons)<br>1143<br>35.0<br>Vessels deployed (100s)<br>a. What graphical methods could you use to display<br>these data?<br>Heights<br>b. Before you draw your graphs, what trends do you<br>see in each of the variables displayed?<br>c. Use a line chart to display the number of personnel<br>deployed over this 51-day period.<br>a. Describe the shape of the distribution.<br>b. Do you see any unusual feature in this histogram?<br>c. Can you think of an explanation for the two peaks in<br>the histogram? Is there some other factor that is<br>d. Use a bar graph to display the percentage of federal<br>Gulf fishing areas closed.<br>e. Use a line chart to display the amounts of<br>dispersants used. Is there any underlying straight<br>line relationship over time?<br>causing the heights to mound up in two separate<br>peaks? What is it?<br>

Extracted text: 1.50 Gulf Oil Spill Cleanup On April 20, EXO150 2010, the United States experienced a major environmental disaster when a Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico. The number of personnel and equipment used in the Gulf oil spill cleanup, beginning May 2, 2010 (Day 13) through June 9, 2010 (Day 51) is given in the following table.13 1.54 Student Heights The self-reported EXO154 heights of 105 students in a biostatistics class are described in the relative frequency histogram Dutu below. Day 13 Day 26 Day 39 Day 51 Number of personnel (1000s) 3.0 3% 46 156 1.0 17.5 8% 315 500 6.0 20.0 25% 644 870 14.0 24.0 32% 909 Federal Gulf fishing areas closed S/10s- Booms laid (miles) Dispersants used (1000 gallons) 1143 35.0 Vessels deployed (100s) a. What graphical methods could you use to display these data? Heights b. Before you draw your graphs, what trends do you see in each of the variables displayed? c. Use a line chart to display the number of personnel deployed over this 51-day period. a. Describe the shape of the distribution. b. Do you see any unusual feature in this histogram? c. Can you think of an explanation for the two peaks in the histogram? Is there some other factor that is d. Use a bar graph to display the percentage of federal Gulf fishing areas closed. e. Use a line chart to display the amounts of dispersants used. Is there any underlying straight line relationship over time? causing the heights to mound up in two separate peaks? What is it?

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