You may have heard or read that the normal body temperature (oral) is 98.6°F. The numbers that follow are temperature readings from healthy adults, aged 18–40. Arrange the data into a grouped...

You may have heard or read that the normal body temperature (oral) is 98.6°F. The numbers that follow are temperature readings from healthy adults, aged 18–40. Arrange the data into a grouped frequency distribution, using 99.3–99.5 as the highest class interval and 96.3–96.5 as the lowest. (Based on Mackowiak, Wasserman, and Levine, 1992.)

Determine which of the following temperatures qualifies as an outlier.

a. 98.6°F

b. 99.9°F

c. 96.0°F

d. 96.6°F

e. 100.5°F