The data (Prob04-06 in Ch04Data.xlsx on the Student Companion Site) represent the weight of castings (in kilograms)

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The data (Prob04-06 in Ch04Data.xlsx on the Student Companion Site) represent the weight of castings (in kilograms) being made in the Harrison Metalwork foundry. Based on this sample of 100 castings, compute the mean, standard deviation, and other relevant statistics, as well as a frequency distribution and histogram. What do you conclude from your analysis?

 

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Descriptive Statistics and Frequency Chart 
















This spreadsheet is designed for up to 100 pieces of data Enter data ONLY in yellow-shaded cells.



































Note: The Histogram macro and the Descriptive Statistics macro have been used to develop this solution. 













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 Frequency Table














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BoundariesFrequenciesFreq. Cumulative %












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538
Cell 137.5111.00%












638
Cell 237.8344.00%












738
Cell 338.181212.00%












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Cell 438.4263838.00%












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Cell 538.7296767.00%












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Cell 639.0158282.00%

Original Data set







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Cell 739.3139595.00%












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Cell 839.649999.00%

38.138.538.337.338.439.238.938.739.038.6
1338
Cell 939.91100100.00%

38.138.538.437.638.439.238.938.739.038.6
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38.238.538.437.738.439.338.938.739.138.7
1538
Descriptive Statistics




38.238.538.437.838.439.338.938.739.138.7
1638
Mean38.6320




38.338.638.437.938.439.338.938.739.138.7
1738
Standard Error0.0444




38.338.638.437.938.439.439.038.739.138.7
1838
Median38.6000




38.338.638.437.938.439.439.038.739.138.7
1938
Mode38.4000




38.338.638.438.138.439.539.038.839.138.7
2038
Standard Deviation0.4436




38.338.638.438.138.539.639.038.839.238.7
2138
Sample Variance0.1967




38.338.638.438.138.539.939.038.839.238.7
2238
Kurtosis0.5580















2338
Skewness-0.0247















2438
Range2.6000