1)Consider the following data, which represent the number of miles that employees commute

from home to work each day. There are two samples: one for males and one for females.

Males:
13 5 2 23 14 5

Females:
15 6 3 2 4 6

The coefficient of variation of commute miles for the males is:

a.about 7.8.
b.approximately 76 percent.
c.about 67 percent.
d.approximately 61.5.
Mean x = all observation/number of observation = 15+6+3+2+4+6/6 = 62/6 =10.33
Standard deviation = (each observation –mean)2+….. until (last observation –mean)2/ number
of observation -1
S2 = (15-10.33)2 +……. ( 6-10.33)2 / 6-1 = 61,46668
S = 7,84
CV = S/x * 100 = 7.84/10.33 * 100 = 76%

2)Consider the following data, which represent the number of miles that employees commute
from home to work each day. There are two samples: one for males and one for females.

Males:
13 5 2 23 14 5

Females:
15 6 3 2 4 6
Which of the following statements is true?

a.Females have the larger range.

b.The coefficient of variation is larger for males than for females.
Incorrect
c.Females have the larger mean.
d.The coefficient of variation is larger for females than for males.

CV for male = 76%

CV for female
Mean x = 36/6 = 6
S2 = 22
 S = 4.69
 CV = 4.69/6 * 100 = 78%

Consider the following sample data:

25 11 6 4 2 17 9 6

For these data the median is:

a.None of the above

b.10
c.3.5
d.7.5
The median value is :6+9 / 2 = 7.5
The median position is : number of observation + 1 / 2 = 8+1 / 2 = 4.5

3)The top speeds for a sample of five new automobiles are listed below. Calculate the
standard deviation of the speeds.
180, 175, 200, 100, 170
a.38.0789
b.149.82
c.188.2551
d.263.6522
mean x = 825/5 = 165
s = 38.078865
The advantage of using the interquartile range versus the range as a measure of variation is:

a.it is less affected by extremes in the data.

b.it gives a value that is closer to the true variation.
c.it is easier to compute.
d.it utilizes all the data in its computation.

4) At a sawmill in Oregon, a process improvement team measured the diameters for a sample
of 1,500 logs. The following summary statistics were computed:
Q1 = 8.9 in Q2= 13.5 in Q3= 15.6 in x = 14.2 in
Given this information, in a box and whisker plot, which of these four values will NOT
appear?

a.13.5 in.
b.14.2 in.
c.8.9 in.
d.15.6 in.