Question: Refer to Data Set 27 M&M Weights in Appendix B and use the weights (grams) of all of the listed M&Ms. a. Find the mean

Refer to Data Set 27 "M&M Weights" in Appendix B and use the weights (grams) of all of the listed M&Ms.
a. Find the mean and standard deviation, and verify that the data have a distribution that is roughly normal.
b. Treating the unrounded values of the mean and standard deviation as parameters, and assuming that the weights are normally distributed, find the weight separating the lowest 0.5% and the weight separating the highest 0.5%. These values could be helpful when quality control specialists try to control the manufacturing process.

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a The mean is 08564900 08565 rounded grams and the standard deviation is 00517942 00518 rou... View full answer

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