The Following Is a Sample of the Percentage Increases in the Price

question 169

Short Answer

The following is a sample of the percentage increases in the price of a house in eight regions of the U.S.
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75, 125, 150, 150, 150, 215, 215, 300
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Compute the mean of the given sample. Round answer to the nearest whole number.
​ $\bar { x } =$ __________
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Compute the standard deviation of the given sample. Use the rounded value for the mean in your calculations. Round answer to the nearest whole number.
​ $s =$ __________
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Assuming the distribution of percentage housing price increases for all regions is symmetric and bell-shaped, 68 percent of all regions in the U.S. reported housing increases between __________ and __________. Please, use the rounded value for the standard deviation here.
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Find the percentage of scores in the sample that fall in this range. Please round your answer to the nearest whole number.
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__________%

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