Name: _________________________________ Score: _________

Year and Section: _______________________ Date: _________

ACTIVITY 4

MEASURES OF DISPERSION

A. UNGROUPED DATA
Consider the 3 sets of data below:

1. The number of television viewing hours per household and the prime viewing times are two
factors that affect advertising income. A random sample of 20 households in a particular viewing
area produced the following estimates of viewing hours per household:
3.0 6.0 7.5 15.0
6.5 8.0 4.0 5.5
7.5 5.0 10.0 8.0
3.6 12.0 1.0 3.5
9.0 2.0 6.5 1.0

Find the value of the following:

a. Range

b. Variance

c. Standard deviation
B. GROUPED DATA
1. Given the Frequency distribution of the heights of 100 students at XYZ University
Frequency Class Mark
Height (inches)
𝒇𝒊 𝒙𝒊
60 – 62 5 61
63 – 65 18 64
66 – 68 42 67
69 – 71 27 70
72 – 74 8 73

Using the table above, find the value of the following:

a. Range

b. Variance

c. Standard deviation

2. Different typing skills are required for secretaries depending on whether one is working in a law
office, on accounting firm, or for a mathematical research group at a major university. In order
to evaluate candidates for these positions, an agency administers 3 distinct standardized typing
samples. A time penalty has been incorporated into the scoring of each sample based on the
number of typing errors. The mean and standard deviation for each test, together with the
scores achieved by Nancy, an applicant, are given in the following table.
Sample Nancy’s Score Mean Standard Deviation

Law 141 sec 180 sec 30 sec

Accounting 7 min 10 min 2 min

Math Research 33 min 26 min 5 min

Where do you think should Nancy be placed?