BUSINESS STATISTICS ASSIGNMENT 3

1. The arithmetic mean of runs scored by the three batsmen – Vijay, Subhash and Kumar
in the same series of 10 innings are 50, 48 and 12 respectively. The standard
deviations of their runs are 15, 12, and 2 respectively. Who is the most consistent of
the three? If one of the three is to be selected, who will be selected?

2. Find the value of third quartile if the values of first quartile and quartile deviation are
104 and 18 respectively.

3. Find the IQR and its coefficient of dispersion for the following data.

Class Frequency
0-5 3
5-10 5
10-15 8
15-20 12
20-25 34
25-30 46
30-35 28
35-40 14
40-45 10

4. Who is more consistent

A: 44 80 76 48 52 72 68 56 60 54
B: 48 75 54 60 63 69 72 51 57 66

5. Region A Region B

Number of companies 300 200

Average 152.5 147.5
SD 10 11
In which region A or Region B there is greater variability in individual profits?

6. The purchase agent receives samples of envelopes from two suppliers. He had the
sample tested in his own lab for testing weight with the following results.
Samples from
A B
50-60 3 10
60-70 42 16
70-80 22 36
80-90 3 8
Which company’s envelope is more variable in quality
 7. Find CV, SD, Mean

Salary : upto 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Number : 12 30 65 107 157 202 222 230

8. Goals scored by two test A & B in a football season were as follows

Number of goals scored in a match A B

0 27 17
1 9 9
2 8 6
3 5 5
4 4 3
Find out which team is more consistent?

9. Calculate Quartile deviation and its coefficient

X :35-36 36-37 37-38 38-39 39-40 40-41 41-42
F : 14 20 42 54 45 21 8

10. The cost of 14 models of 3-megapixel digital cameras at a camera specialty store
during 2008 was as follows .
CAMERA 34 45 45 28 22 34 29 37 40 31
34 43 27 38
Compute the mean, median, range, variance, standard deviation, and coefficient of variation