Here is a dotplot of the amount of fat (to the nearest gram) in 12 different hamburgers

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Here is a dotplot of the amount of fat (to the nearest gram) in 12 different hamburgers served at a fast-food restaurant:

 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 Fat content (g)


a. The distribution of fat content has a mean of x̅ =22.83 grams and a standard deviation of sx = 9.06 grams. Interpret the standard deviation.

b. Suppose the restaurant replaces the burger that has 22 grams of fat with a new burger that has 35 grams of fat. How would this affect the mean and the standard deviation? Justify your answer.

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The Practice Of Statistics

ISBN: 9781319113339

6th Edition

Authors: Daren S. Starnes, Josh Tabor

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