document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1195122>Question 1195122</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A sociologist is interested is how often Americans watch the late (10 pm or 11 pm) news broadcast. Equipping the television sets in a random sample of 100 homes with electronic monitoring devices, she determines the number of newscasts watched during a particular week in October. The results are displayed in the following frequency distribution:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Days   f\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0      26\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1      24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2      18\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3      13\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4      5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5      6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6      5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "7      3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total   100\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a.Calculate and interpret the mode, median and mean of the sample distribution.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b.Calculate and interpret the standard deviation of the sample.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c.Is the distribution symmetric, skewed left or skewed right? What impact does this shape have on the descriptive statistics?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "d.Based on these sample data, construct and interpret the 95% confidence interval for µ, the population mean. </SPAN>\n" );
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