A study examined the reproductive characteristics of the eastern cottonmouth snake. A simple random sample of 44 female cottonmouths yielded the following data on number of young per litter:
– 5, 12, 7, 7, 6, 8, 12, 9, 7, 4, 9, 6, 12, 7, 5, 6, 10, 3, 10, 8, 8, 12, 5, 6, 10, 11, 3, 8, 4, 5, 7, 6, 11, 7, 6, 8, 8, 14, 8, 7, 11, 7, 5, 4