Question: Cloud seeding, a process in which chemicals such as silver iodide and frozen carbon dioxide are introduced by aircraft into clouds to promote rainfall was

Cloud seeding, a process in which chemicals such as silver iodide and frozen carbon dioxide are introduced by aircraft into clouds to promote rainfall was widely used in the 20th century. Recent research has questioned its effectiveness [Journal of Atmospheric Research (2010, Vol. 97 (2), pp. 513€“ 525)]. An experiment was performed by randomly assigning 52 clouds to be seeded or not. The amount of rain generated was then measured in acre-feet. Here are the data for the unseeded and seeded clouds:

Unseeded:

81.2 26.1 95.0 41.1 28.6 21.7 11.5 68.5 345.5 321.2 1202.6 1.0 4.9 163.0 372.4 244.3 47.3 87.0 26.3 24.4 830.1 4.9 36.6

Seeded:

274.7 302.8 242.5 255.0 17.5 115.3 31.4 703.4 334.1 1697.8 118.3 198.6 129.6 274.7 119.0 1656.0 7.7 430.0 40.6 92.4 200.

Find the sample mean, sample standard deviation, and range of rainfall for

(a) All 52 clouds

(b) The unseeded clouds

(c) The seeded clouds

81.2 26.1 95.0 41.1 28.6 21.7 11.5 68.5 345.5 321.2 1202.6 1.0 4.9 163.0 372.4 244.3 47.3 87.0 26.3 24.4 830.1 4.9 36.6 147.8 17.3 29.0 274.7 302.8 242.5 255.0 17.5 115.3 31.4 703.4 334.1 1697.8 118.3 198.6 129.6 274.7 119.0 1656.0 7.7 430.0 40.6 92.4 200.7 32.7 4.1 978.0 489.1 2745.6

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