BIOSTATISTICS [STAT101]

HOMEWORK – 1 MARKS: 5

Q1 Construct the Ogive curve of the frequency distribution of the weights (in Kg) for a group of
100 students.

Weights (kg) frequency

41 – 50 2
51 – 60 7
61 – 70 15
71 – 80 21
81 – 90 31
91 – 100 18
101 – 110 6

Q2 The following table gives the age distribution for the number of deaths in New York State
due to accidents for residents age 25 and older.

Age (in years) Number of Deaths

25 – 34 393
35 – 44 514
45 – 54 460
55 – 64 341
65 – 74 365
75 – 84 616
85 – 94 618

For these data construct a cumulative frequency distribution. Also compute cumulative relative
frequency and cumulative percentage for each class.
Q3 The following are the Cystatin C levels (mg/L) and Creatinine levels for the 10 patients.
Compute mean and median for each variable.

Cystatin 1.78 2.16 1.82 1.86 1.75 1.83 2.49 1.69 1.85 1.76
C (mg/L)
Creatinine 0.35 0.30 0.20 0.17 0.15 0.13 0.14 0.12 0.24 0.16
(mmol/L)

NOTE: SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 10th February 2022 [Thursday]