Cellphones ConsumerReports A Were Any of the Prices Outliers? Explain How You

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Essay

Cellphones ConsumerReports.org evaluated the price and performance of 99 models of cellphones. Computer output gives these summaries for the prices: $$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Min } & \text { Q1 } & \text { Median } & \text { Q3 } & \text { Max } & \text { MidRange } & \text { Mean } & \text { TrMean } & \text { SD } \\\hline 0 & 0 & 50 & 200 & 400 & 200 & 96.36 & 90.21 & 107.23 \\\hline\end{array}$$
a. Were any of the prices outliers? Explain how you made your decision.
b. One of the manufacturers advertises a cellphone "economy-priced at only $31.95".
Would you consider that to be a very low price? Explain.

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