Datulayta, Paeula Ann CE3-2 Iroy, Ian Christopher CE3-2

Demeterio, Claville CE3-2 Penaso, Devorah CE3-2

2-5. The accompanying table lists the 2006–07 median household incomes (rounded to the
nearest dollar), for all 51 states and the District of Columbia.
a. Construct a frequency distribution table. Use the following classes:
36,000–40,999, 41,000–45,999, 46,000–50,999,
51,000–55,999, 56,000–60,999, 61,000–65,999.
b. Calculate the relative frequencies and percentages for all classes.
c. Based on the frequency distribution, can you say whether the data are symmetric or
skewed?
d. What percentage of these states had a median household income of less than
$56,000?
e. Draw an ogive for the cumulative percentage distribution.

State 2006–07 Median State 2006–07 Median

Household Income Household Income
AL 40,620 MT 42,963
AK 60,506 NE 49,342
AZ 47,598 NV 53,912
AR 39,452 NH 65,652
CA 56,311 NJ 65,249
CO 59,209 NM 42,760
CT 64,158 NY 49,267
DE 54,257 NC 42,219
D.C. 50,318 ND 44,708
FL 46,383 OH 48,151
GA 49,692 OK 41,578
HI 63,104 OR 49,331
ID 48,354 PA 49,145
IL 51,279 RI 54,735
IN 47,074 SC 42,477
IA 49,200 SD 46,567
KS 47,671 TN 41,521
KY 40,029 TX 45,294
LA 39,418 UT 54,853
ME 47,415 VT 50,423
MD 65,552 VA 58,950
MA 57,681 WA 57,178
MI 49,699 WV 40,800
MN 57,932 WI 52,218
MS 36,499 WY 48,560
MO 45,924
Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Datulayta, Paeula Ann CE3-2 Iroy, Ian Christopher CE3-2
Demeterio, Claville CE3-2 Penaso, Devorah CE3-2

2-5
Relative Cumulative
Class Frequency Midpoint Percentage
Frequency Percentage
36,000 - 40,999 6 6/51 38,499.5 12% 12%
41,000 - 45,999 9 9/51 43,499.5 18% 29%
46,000 - 50,999 18 18/51 48,499.5 35% 65%
51,000 - 55,999 6 6/51 53,499.5 12% 76%
56,000 - 60,999 7 7/51 58,499.5 14% 90%
61,000 - 65,999 5 5/51 63,499.5 10% 100%
TOTAL 51 100%

SOLUTION :
Relative Frequency and Percentage
6/51 = 0.12, (0.12x100 =12%) 6/51 =0.12, (0.12x100 =12%)
9/51 =0.18, (0.18x100 =18%) 7/51 =0.12, (0.14x100 =14%)
18/51 =0.35, (0.35x100 =35%) 5/51 =0.10, (0.10x100 =10%)

20 18
18
Relative Frequency

16
14
12
10 9
8 7
6 6
6 5
4
2
0
38,499.50 43,499.50 48,499.50 53,499.50 58,499.50 63,499.50
Class Midpoints

C.) The data is SKEWED because the distribution lacks symmetry with respect to a vertical axis.
D.) 76% of the states had a median household income of less than $56,000.
E.) Ogive for the cumulative percentage distribution.
120%
Cumulative Percentage

100% 100%
90%
80% 76%
60% 65%

40%
29%
20%
12%
0%
0%
0.00 38,499.50 43,499.50 48,499.50 53,499.50 58,499.50 63,499.50
Class Midpoints
Datulayta, Paeula Ann CE3-2 Iroy, Ian Christopher CE3-2
Demeterio, Claville CE3-2 Penaso, Devorah CE3-2

2-6. The following data give the time (in minutes) that each of 20 students waited in line at
their bookstore to pay for their textbooks in the beginning of Spring 2009 semester. (Note: To
prepare a stem-and-leaf display, each number in this data set can be written as a two-digit
number. For example, 8 can be written as 08, for which the stem is 0, and the leaf is 8.

15 8 23 21 5 17 31 22 34 6
5 10 14 17 16 25 30 3 31 19

Construct a stem-and-leaf display for these data. Arrange the leaves for each stem in
increasing order.

Stem Leaf
0 35568
1 0456779
2 1235
3 0114

3-1 The following data give the 2006–07 team salaries for 20 teams of the English Premier
League, arguably the best-known soccer league in the world. The salaries are given in the order
in which the teams finished during the 2006–07 season. The salaries are in millions of British
pounds (note that the approximate value of 1 British pound was $1.95 during the 2006–07
season, so the team salaries range from $34.3 million to $259 million). (Source: BBC, May 28,
2008.)

92.3 132.8 77.6 89.7 43.8 38.4 30.7

29.8 36.9 36.7 43.2 38.3 62.5 36.4
44.2 35.2 27.5 22.4 34.3 17.6

Find the mean and median for these data.

17.6+22.4+27.5+ 29.8+ 30.7+34.3+35.2+36.4+ 36.7+36.9+38.3

Mean ¿
∑ xi +38.4+ 43.2+ 43.8+ 44.2+62.5+77.6+ 89.7+92.3+132.8
n ¿
20

36.9+ 38.3
Mean = 48.515 Median ¿ = 37.6
2
Datulayta, Paeula Ann CE3-2 Iroy, Ian Christopher CE3-2
Demeterio, Claville CE3-2 Penaso, Devorah CE3-2

3-2 The following table gives the number of major penalties for each of the 15 teams in the
Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League during the 2008–09 seasons (NHL, 2009). A
major penalty is subject to 5 minutes in the penalty box for a player.

Compute the mean and median for the data on major penalties. Do these data have a
mode? Why or why not?

Number of
Team
Major Penalties
Philadelphia 65
Columbus 59
Boston 53
Pittsburgh 51
New York 50
Tampa Bay 40
Nashville 39
Florida 38
Ottawa 35
Washington 35
Montreal 34
Atlanta 31
New York 29
Buffalo 26
Toronto 25

Mean ¿
∑ xi ¿
25+26+29+31+34 +35+35+38+39+ 40+50+51+53+59+65
n 15

Mean = 40.667

Median = 38

There is a mode in the data which is 35 because there are two teams that have the same
number of major penalties, Ottawa and Washington.
Datulayta, Paeula Ann CE3-2 Iroy, Ian Christopher CE3-2
Demeterio, Claville CE3-2 Penaso, Devorah CE3-2

3-3. One property of the mean is that if we know the means and sample sizes of two (or
more) data sets, we can calculate the combined mean of both (or all) data sets. The combined
mean for two data sets is calculated by using the formula:

Where n1 and n2 are the sample sizes of the two data sets and are the means of the
two data sets, respectively. Suppose a sample of 10 statistics books gave a mean price of $140
and a sample of 8 mathematics books gave a mean price of $160. Find the combined mean.

Given:
n1 10 n2 8
x1 140 x2 160

(10)(140) + (8)(160) 2680

= = = 148.8889
10 + 8 18

Combined  = 148.8889

3-4 Following are the temperatures (in degrees Fahrenheit) observed during eight wintry
days in a Midwestern city:

23 14 6 -7 -2 11 16 19

Compute the range, variance, and standard deviation.

Temp(x) x- (x-) ²
-7 -17 289 = Σxi / n = 10
-2 -12 144 Range = H - L = 30
6 -4 16 Var = 107.4286
11 1 1 SD = 10.3648
14 4 16
16 6 36
19 9 81
23 13 169
Sum 80 n= 8 752 = Σ(x-) ²
Datulayta, Paeula Ann CE3-2 Iroy, Ian Christopher CE3-2
Demeterio, Claville CE3-2 Penaso, Devorah CE3-2

3-5 The following data give the numbers of hours spent partying by 10 randomly selected
college students during the past week.
7 1 45 0 9 7 1 4 0 8
Compute the range, variance, and standard deviation.
No. of
x- (x-) ²
Hours
0 -8.2 67.24 = Σxi / n = 8.2
0 -8.2 67.24 Range = H - L = 45
1 -7.2 51.84 Var = 179.288889
1 -7.2 51.84 SD = 13.3899
4 -4.2 17.64
7 -1.2 1.44
7 -1.2 1.44
8 -0.2 0.04
9 0.8 0.64
45 36.8 1354.24
Sum 82 n = 10 1613.6

3-6 The following table gives the frequency distribution of the number of hours spent per
week playing video games by all 60 students of the eighth grade at a school.
Hours per Week Number of Students
0 to less than 5 7
5 to less than 10 12
10 to less than 15 15
15 to less than 20 13
20 to less than 25 8
25 to less than 30 5
Find the mean, variance, and standard deviation.
Hours per No. of Midpoint
fm fm ²
Week (x) Students (f ) (m )
0 - <5 7 2.5 17.5 43.75  = Σfm / N = 14
5 - <10 12 7.5 90 675 Var = 51.9167
10 - <15 15 12.5 187.5 2343.75 SD = 7.2053
15 - <20 13 17.5 227.5 3981.25
20 - <25 8 22.5 180 4050
25 - <30 5 27.5 137.5 3781.25
Sum N= 60 840 14875
(Σfm)² = 705600