Choose a different method to select 10 states and compute the sample mean high temperature. Compare with your answer in Exercise 15 and with the population mean. Do you see any features of this data set that might affect the results of obtaining a sample mean?

Data from in Exercise 15

Which method of sampling might be good for this set of data? Choose one to select 10 states and calculate the sample mean. Compare with the population mean.

Record Highest Temperatures by State (F) Alabama 105 Alaska 85 Arizona 122 Arkansas 111 California 110 Colorado 105 Connecticut 102 Delaware 103 Florida 105 Georgia 105 Hawaii 95 Idaho 111 Illinois 104 Indiana 104 Iowa 108 Kansas 110 Kentucky 106 Louisiana 102 Maine 103 Maryland 105 Massachusetts 102 Michigan 104 Minnesota 105 Mississippi 107 Missouri 109 Montana 105 Nebraska 114 Nevada 106 New Hampshire 102 New Jersey 106 New Mexico 107 New York 100 North Carolina 105 North Dakota 112 Ohio 104 Oklahoma 110 Oregon 107 Pennsylvania 104 Rhode Island 104 South Carolina 105 South Dakota 112 Tennessee 108 Texas 113 Utah 107 Vermont 101 Virginia 105 Washington 108 West Virginia 104 Wisconsin 103 Wyoming 101