The Following Data Are Taken from the U

question 48

Short Answer

The following data are taken from the U.S.Census Bureau and are the proportion of residents in U.S.states who lacked health insurance between 2001 and 2003.Suppose we added one additional state,Oregon,to the groups of states currently being considered.If the proportion of residents without health insurance in Oregon is .17,what is the value of the median for this distribution?

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