Question: [ [ Engineering Statistics: Please show all work and define all variables, so I can check mine! Thank you! ] ] Bed - material sediment

[[Engineering Statistics: Please show all work and define all variables, so I can check mine! Thank you! ]]
Bed-material sediment particle size data are critical for understanding riverine sediment transport. Particularly the median particle size (D50) and 85th percentile particle size (D85) values are commonly used in the design of river restoration projects. A sample of 15 observations of particle size X(in mm) at a location are provided below, sorted in an order of smallest to largest values:
1.3911.6901.7231.7791.8871.9742.1442.153
2.1602.1872.7383.7903.9894.4985.493
The mean of X is 2.640 mm and the standard deviation is 1.217 mm, respectively.
a) Compute the sample coefficient of variation.
Using the plotting position formula, compute:
b) Empirical CDF of X
c) Pr (X >2.000 mm)
d) D50
e) D85

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