There is an active debate about the safety of driving a large, heavy sport utility vehicle (SUV)
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There is an active debate about the safety of driving a large, heavy sport utility vehicle (SUV) versus driving a smaller, more maneuverable car. Below is a list showing driver deaths and total deaths (total = driver plus others) per million vehicles of various makes and types on the road
a. List the five values necessary to draw the box plot for SUV driver deaths, and then show the plot
b. List the five values necessary to draw the box plot for “mid-size” driver deaths, and then show the plot.
c. List the five values necessary to draw the box plot for “sub comp” (subcompact) driver deaths, and then show the plot.
Deaths: Driver (Total) Make/Model Toyota Avalon Chrys. Town & minivan 31 (67) Country Toyota Camry mid-size Ford Windstar Nissan Maxima Honda Accord Chev. Venture Buick Century Subaru Legacy 37 (72) 53 (79) 54 (82) minivan mid-size cmpact 70 (93) 74 (98) Mazda 626 Chev. Malibu Chev. Suburban 71 (105) 46 (105) SUV SUV Cherokee Honda Civic Toyota Corolla Ford Expedition GMC Jimmy Ford Taurus Nissan Altima Mercury Marquis Nissan Sentra Toyota 4 subcomp 84 (109) SUV 76 (114) 78 (117) 72 (121) compact large 95 (129) 94 (137) Runner Chevrolet Tahoe SUV Dodge Stratus Lincoln Town C ge Ford Explorer Pontiac Grand Am compact Toyota Tacoma pickup Chev. Cavalier Dodge Neon Pontiac Sunfire Ford F-Series 68 (141) 103 (143) 100 (147) 88 (148) 118 (157) 111 (171) 146 (186) 161 (199) 158 (202) 110 (238) mid-size SUV subcomp
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