Eclipses and occults. Saturn has five satellites that revolve around the planet. Astronomy (Aug. 1995) lists 19 different events involving eclipses or occults of Saturnian satellites during the month of August. For each event, the percent of light lost by the eclipsed or occulted satellite at midevent is recorded in the following table:
SATURN
Date | Event | Light Loss (%) |
Aug. 2 | Eclipse | 65 |
4 | Eclipse | 61 |
5 | Occult | 1 |
6 | Eclipse | 56 |
8 | Eclipse | 46 |
8 | Occult | 2 |
9 | Occult | 9 |
11 | Occult | 5 |
12 | Occult | 39 |
14 | Occult | 1 |
14 | Eclipse | 100 |
15 | Occult | 5 |
15 | Occult | 4 |
16 | Occult | 13 |
20 | Occult | 11 |
23 | Occult | 3 |
23 | Occult | 20 |
25 | Occult | 20 |
28 | Occult | 12 |
Source: ASTRONOMY magazine, Aug. 1995. p. 60.
a. Construct a stem-and-leaf display for light loss percentage of the 19 events.
b. On the stem-and-leaf plot of part a, locate the light losses associated with eclipses of Saturnian satellites. (Circle the light losses on the plot.)
c. On the basis of the marked stem-and-leaf display in part b, make an inference about which type of event (eclipse or occult) is more likely to lead to a greater light loss.
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