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A wide variety of oak trees grow in the United States. In one study a sample of acorns was collected from different locations, and their volumes, in cm3, were recorded. In the table below are summary statistics for these data. A wide variety of oak trees grow in the United States. In one study a sample of acorns was collected from different locations, and their volumes, in cm<sup>3</sup>, were recorded. In the table below are summary statistics for these data.   (a) Describe a procedure that uses these some or all of these summary statistics to determine whether outliers are present in the data.  (b) Using your procedure from part (a), determine if there are outliers in these data. (a) Describe a procedure that uses these some or all of these summary statistics to determine whether outliers are present in the data.
(b) Using your procedure from part (a), determine if there are outliers in these data.


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