Exam

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TABLE 3-1

Health care issues are receiving much attention in both academic and political arenas. A sociologist recently conducted a
survey of citizens over 60 years of age whose net worth is too high to qualify for Medicaid. The ages of 25 senior citizens
were as follows

60 61 62 63 64 65 66 68 68 69 70 73 73
74 75 76 76 81 81 82 86 87 89 90 92

1)
Referring to Table 3-1, calculate the arithmetic mean age of the senior citizens to the nearest hundredth of a year.

1)

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2)
Referring to Table 3-1, determine the median age of the senior citizens.

2)

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3)
Referring to Table 3-1 determine the first quartile of the ages of the senior citizens.

3)

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4)
Referring to Table 3-1 determine the third quartile of the ages of the senior citizens.

4)

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5)
Referring to Table 3-1, determine the interquartile range of the ages of the senior citizens.

5)

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6)
Referring to Table 3-1, what type of shape does the distribution of the sample appear to have?

6)

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7)
Referring to Table 3-1, calculate the variance of the ages of the senior citizens correct to the nearest hundredth of a year
squared.

7)

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8)
Referring to Table 3-1, calculate the standard deviation of the ages of the senior citizens correct to the nearest hundredth
of a year.

8)

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9)
Referring to Table 3-1, calculate the coefficient of variation of the ages of the senior citizens.

9)

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1)

74.04 years
2)
73 years
3)
65.5 years
4)
81.5 years
5)
16 years
6)
Slightly positive or right-skewed
7)
94.96 years2
8)
9.74 years
9)
13.16%