GEN ED 103

MATHEMATICS IN THE MODERN WORLD

Name:. DOMINGO, Paula Bianca Course/ Year & Section: BSHM 1-D
Instructor: Mrs. Perlita Fontejon Tomas Date: November , 2021

MODULE 4
MATHEMATICS AS A TOOL

Measures of Central Tendency

Assessment. Solve for the mean, median and mode.

1. 27, 28, 25, 27, 30, 32, 29, 28, 28, 26

 Mean – 28
 Median – 28
 Mode – 28

2. 48, 48, 45, 45, 49, 50, 49, 47, 46, 44, 43

 Mean – 46.60000
 Median – 46.50000
 Mode – 45

3. 157, 133, 232, 267, 289, 274, 321, 348, 188, 432

 Mean – 276
 Median – 274
 Mode – 133
 4. Class interval f
46-48 1
43-45 1  Mean – 1021
40-42 2 34
37-39 3
34-36 3  Median – 29
31-33 4  Mode – 29
28-30 7
25-27 5
22-24 3
19-21 2
16-18 2
13-15 1
10-12 1

Measures of Relative Position

Assessment.
1+1+2+2+3+5+7+4+3+3+2+1+1 =35
Q1, Q3 , D3, D8, P33, P48, P67, P89
There are 35 numbers
Class interval f
46-48 1 35 × 1 = 8.75 { So Q1 is in 22-24}
43-45 1 4
Q1 = 22 + 24 - 22 × ( 8.75 – 6 ) = 23.83
40-42 2.
3
37-39 3.
34-36 3 35 × 3 = 26.25 { So Q3 is in the 34 – 36 }
31-33 4 4
28-30 7 Q3 = 34 + 36 – 34 × ( 26.25 – 25 ) = 34.83
25-27 5
22-24 3 35 × 30% = 10.5 { D3 is in the 25 – 27}
19-21 2 D3 = 25 + 27 – 25 × ( 10.5 – 9 ) = 25.6
16-18 2 3
13-15 1
10-12 1 35 × 80% = 28 { D8 is in the 34 – 36 }
D8 = 34 + 36 – 34 × ( 28 – 25) = 36
3

35 × 33% = 11.55 { D33 is in the 25 – 27 }

D33 = 25 + 27 – 25 ( 11.55 – 9 ) = 26.02
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Measures of Variability
Assessment. Solve for the MAD, Variance and Standard deviation of the following set of data.

1. 54, 54, 54, 55, 56, 57, 57, 58, 58, 60, 65

 Average Absolute Deviation : 2. 29752

 Variance : 9. 71901
 Standard Deviation : 3. 11753

2. 157, 133, 232, 267, 289, 274, 321, 348, 188, 432

 Average Absolute Deviation : 69. 28000

 Variance : 7467. 29000
 Standard Deviation : 86. 41348

3. Find the range, MAD, variance and standard deviation of the following grouped data and
interpret the results.

a. Weight of 50 women in a fitness club

Weight in lbs. f
129-126 2
121-128 7  MAD = 12. 176
113-120 6  Variance = 196. 0576
105-112 5  Standard Deviation = 14
97-104 10
89-96 12
81-88 8
b. Cost of printing spent by 160 students per day

Cost in pesos F
162-177 19
146-161 13
 MAD = 6
130-145 38
 Variance = 11.59
114-129 24
 Standard Deviation = 134. 375
98-113 10
82-97 36
66-81 18
50-65 2

Inferential Statistics ( Linear regression and Correlation )

Assessment

1. Test the hypothesis that there is no significant correlation between mental ability and English
proficiency at 5% level of significance.

Mental ability ( x English proficiency

) (y )
50 200
54 198
50 200
51 203
49 186
46 205 r= 841. 2436 × 100%
48 185 23. 72 × 46. 39
47 197 = 76. 45%
44 183
44 171
46 179
45 185
48 184
53 190
54 191
33 170
34 168

2. Test scores of eight students are shown below. What can you say about
the strength of the correlation between these set of scores in Biology and
Chemistry?
Biology 33 31 40 37 25 23 40 23
Chemistry 38 35 37 33 23 18 38 21

 There is a significant large positive relationship between

scores in Biology and scores in Chemistry, ( r ( 6 ) = .899 , p
= .002 )

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6.

college faculty members of a certain college have the following yearly

salary (y ) in thousand pesos and a number of years in teaching ( x) is
shown below. Predict the salary of an employee whose teaching
experience 3 years; 10 years and 20 years.

Yearly salary 184 240 195 270 312 270 288 184 195 240 195

Teaching experience 7 15 18 26 29 26 27 17 18 23 18