University of Cebu – Banilad Campus

College of Computer Studies

Cebu City

Prelim Seatwork No. 1 QUAMETH 1st Semester 2020– 2021

Name: JOHN CARL N. RUSIANA______________________________ Schedule: 7:30-8:30_______________ Date: 10-13-

2020_________
General Instructions: Clarifications should be forwarded to the instructor only. Write your answers legibly.
Cheating is against academic policy. Do not forget to THINK.

1. Given the following set of values:

3, 9, 17, 14, 11, 16, 2, 12

Calculate the following:

a. Mean
b. Median
c. Mode

Solution:

H = 17 L = 2
Range = 17 – 2 = 15
Number of Class = 5
Class width = 15/5 = 3

Class Limits Boundaries Tally F Cf

2-5 1.5-5.5 || 2 2
6-9 5.5-9.5 | 1 3
10-13 9.5-13.5 || 2 5
14-17 13.5-17.5 ||| 3 8

2 as the starting point.

2. The following data represents the salaries (Php) of 35 randomly selected employees in the various
industries. Construct the grouped frequency distribution table for this dataset.

450 470 370 480 400 230 235

250 410 335 390 280 250 315
440 300 320 180 330 440 260
290 355 270 420 380 200 435
370 160 430 255 295 300 380

Note: We arbitrarily pick 7 classes.

Calculate the following:

a. Mean
b. Median
c. Mode
Solution:

H=

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