Engineering Probability and Statistics

Finals -Seatwork 1

Name: ________________________________ Schedule: _______________________ Score: _________

Solve the following problems. Use four decimal places for the final answer.

1. Table A gives the distribution table of the words per minute for 60 individuals using a word processor.
Find the mean , median , mode, range, variance and std. deviation
TABLE A
Words per minutes Freq.

32.00 – 38.87 2

38.88 – 45.75 10

45.76 – 52.63 12

52.64 – 59.51 15

59.52 – 66.39 15

66.40 –73.27 6

2. Given the frequency table of the ages of 400 shoplifters in a recent psychological study:
a) Find the mean , median , mode, range, variance and std. deviation

Age Frequency
5 – 14 22
15 – 24 31
25 – 34 155
35 – 44 125
45 – 54 70
3. Given the series – 3, 5, 2, 5, 2, 8 ,4, 4, 7, 5, 4 and 8
Find the mean , median , mode, range, variance and std. deviation

4. The following data represent the length of life in minute of a random sample of 100 black flies
subjected to a new spray in a controlled laboratory experiment:

Minutes Freq

60 16

75 12

45 35

40 20

20 15

15 2