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                         Number of observations  30



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                           10

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                                  2250  2500  2750   3000  3250
                                   Peak combustion pressure (kPa)

               Figure 8.4 Histogram for Problem 8.2(h) (source: Chen and Krieger, 1976)


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             Percentage of drivers in group  30  Low-risk drivers
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                                          Medium-risk drivers

                                          High-risk drivers
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                10




                  0    40     80     120    160     200    240     280

                                         Annual premium ($)
               Figure 8.5 Frequency diagrams for Problem 8.2(i) (source: Ferreira, 1974)

                     observed and computed urinary digitoxin excretion in micrograms per day
                     is given in Figure 8.7 (n ˆ  100) (source: Jelliffe et al., 1970).
                  (l)  X   is  the  live  load  in  pounds  per  square  feet  (psf)  in  warehouses.  The
                     histogram in Figure 8.8 represents 220 measurements of live loads on
                     different floors of a warehouse over bays of areas of approximately 400
                     square feet (source: Dunham, 1952).








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