Question 3.236

lightningdeath

23. Lightning Deaths. Table 20 gives the frequency distribution of the number of deaths due to lightning nationwide over a 67-year period. Find the estimated mean and standard deviation of the number of lightning deaths per year.

Table 3.78: Table 20 Lightning deaths
Class Years
13
21
10
6
10
7
Table 3.78: Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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Estimated mean = 135.5224; estimated standard deviation = 95.6874