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document.write( "In 2002, eleven state governors earned at least $124, 000 annually (not counting expense allowances) as listed below. (Salaries are given in thousands of dollars and are arounded to the nearest $1000).*\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "State & Salary<BR>\n" );
document.write( "California $175<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Georgia $127<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Illinois $150<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Massachusetts $135<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Michigan $177<BR>\n" );
document.write( "New Mexico $150<BR>\n" );
document.write( "New York $ 179<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Pennsylvania $142<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Vermont $125<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Virginia $125<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Washington $142\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the mean salary of these governors. Which states<BR>\n" );
document.write( "have the governor with the salary closest to the mean?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) Find the standard deviation for the data.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c) What percent of the governors have salaries within 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "standard deviation of the mean?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d) What percent of the governors have salaries within 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "standard deviations of the mean?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In 2002, eleven state governors earned at least $124, 000 annually (not counting expense allowances) as listed below. (Salaries are given in thousands of dollars and are arounded to the nearest $1000).* <BR>\n" );
document.write( "State & Salary<BR>\n" );
document.write( "California $175<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Georgia $127<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Illinois $150<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Massachusetts $135<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Michigan $177<BR>\n" );
document.write( "New Mexico $150<BR>\n" );
document.write( "New York $ 179<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Pennsylvania $142<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Vermont $125<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Virginia $125<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Washington $142 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the mean salary of these governors.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Answer: Add the numbers and divide by 11 to get $147.91<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Which states have the governor with the salary closest to the mean?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I'll let you answer that.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) Find the standard deviation for the data.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Answer: Use your TI calculator to get 20.686 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c) What percent of the governors have salaries within 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "standard deviation of the mean?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Answer: Count the number and divide by 11 to get the per cent.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d) What percent of the governors have salaries within 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "standard deviations of the mean?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Answer: Same procedure<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.\r<BR>\n" );
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