Python for Introductory StatisticsXYZ Homework Edition

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2. Python Lists

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In Python, lists are used to store multiple items in a single variable. Lists are created using square brackets separated by commas. List items, called elements, are ordered, changeable, and allow duplicate values.

Adapted from Python for Introductory Statistics, by Simon Aman (Truman College, City Colleges of Chicago), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes were made: reformatted as an accessible XYZ web edition with live in-browser code cells. License: CC-BY-4.0.

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