TASK 4 – Part Statistics

I. Find the mean, median, and mode(s) if any for the given data. (18)
1. 8, 3, 3, 17, 9, 22, 19
2. 101, 88, 74, 60, 12, 94, 74, 85
3. 11, 8, 2, 5, 17, 39, 52, 42
II. Explain the following. (10)
1. If exactly one number in a set of data is changed, will this necessarily change the mean
of the set? Explain
2. If a set of data has a mode, then must the mode be one of the numbers in the
set? Explain
III. Find the range, standard deviation and the variance for the given
sample.
1. 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 19, 22
IV. Explain the following.
1. A mountain climber plans to buy some rope to use as a lifeline. Which of the
following would be a better choice? Explain your choice.
Rope A: Mean breaking strength: 500 lb; standard deviation of 100 lb
Rope B: Mean Breaking strength 500 lb; standard deviation of 10 lb

V. Allan wants to test the strengths of 3 brands of 1-inch thick rope. The results are shown in
the table below. According to the sample test results, which brand has the smallest
standard deviation?

Brand Breaking point of the rope in pounds

X 122, 141, 151, 114, 108, 149, 125

Y 128, 127, 148, 164, 97, 108, 137

Z 112, 121, 138, 131, 134, 139, 135

VI. Find Q₃, D₇, P₅₀ of the following data

92, 93, 89, 87, 88, 90, 91, 85, 86, 87
VII. A data set has a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 15. Find the z-scores for each of the
ff.
1. 85
2. 40