Statistics for Social Science

DCE5950

Assignment 2

Univariate Statistics
1. The following table displays test scores for 25 students enrolled in Statistics. Based on
this data, solve for the questions below.

Table 1: Test Scores

78 86 50 75 59 60 90
65 65 67 88 56 72 87
61 81 77 65 83 56 71
55 87 97 90

a. What is the scale of measurement of the above test scores?

b. Calculate measures of central tendencies – mode, median and mean
c. Calculate measures of dispersion – range, variance and standard deviation
d. Does the distribution of the test scores meet the assumption of normality? Use
the appropriate statistic to test on the assumption.

2. Summary of data on accessing internet per week among the study respondents is
presented in Table 2. Use the data to respond to the following questions.

Table 2: Accessing Internet per Week

Access per week f

5 7
7 10
8 15
10 33
12 45
13 59
15 18
20 13

a. What is the sample size for this data set?

b. Calculate mode, median and mean for accessing internet per week.
c. Calculate standard deviation for accessing internet per week

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3. In a study, commitment is measured on a scale between 1 to 15. Summary distribution of
respondents by the commitment scores is presented in Table 3.

Table 3: Distribution of Commitment Scores

Commitment scores f Percent

1–3 8 6.2
4–6 17 13.1
7–9 35 26.9
10 – 12 51 39.2
13 – 15 19 14.6

a. Calculate median and mean of the commitment scores.

c. Calculate variance and standard deviation of the commitment scores

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