Hazardous waste: Following is a list of the number of hazardous waste sites in a sample of states of the United States in a recent year. The list has been sorted into numerical order. 2 5 6 9 11 12 12 13 13 13 14 15 19 20 21 25 26 29 30 32 32 32 38 40 48 49 49 52 67 97 Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (a) What is the 29th percentile? (b) What is the 68th percentile?
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Step 1: Calculate the 29th percentile using the formula: \( \text{Percentile} = \frac{p}{100} \times (n + 1) \) where \( p = 29 \), \( n = 30 \) Show more…
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