Exhibit 2-2 In a Story Written in December 2002, the Des Moines

question 13

Essay

Exhibit 2-2
In a story written in December 2002, the Des Moines Register reported on the percentages of students who qualify for Free/Reduced lunch programs in the elementary schools in Des Moines, Iowa. The data, by elementary school, appears in the table below.

-Refer to Exhibit 2-2.
(a)Construct a histogram for these data, using the following class intervals:
0 to < 20
20 to < 40, etc.
(b)Describe the distribution of Free/Reduced eligibility percents, and note any unusual features.

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