Group A on Ch 1

Question 1.1 (Descriptive Statistics)

The following table shows the balances on a random sample of 150 customers credit accounts:
28
750"-5
✗

+3%
23 +500 ⼗
Balance (£) No. of accounts mean :
36 50 ✗ ⼗ 150 ✗ 51
✗

0 and less than 100 36

: 262.33 了 … ,

100 and less than 200 51 ≈ £262

200 and less than 400 23 nmodeiiootyi.mx 1 0 0

400 and less than 600 28

=
1 36.585 -.-

600 and less than 900 12 ≈ £15 7. ,

Calculate the mean, mode, and standard deviation of the balances.

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⼆ 212.758 8. 。
,

≈ 212.8 11

Question 1.2 (Descriptive Statistics)

Each person who applies for an assembly job at IDEA Furniture is given a mechanical aptitude test. One part of the
test involves assembling a dresser based on numbered instructions. A sample of lengths of time it took 42 persons to
assemble the dresser was organized into the following frequency distribution.

3 4 +5 ✗ 8 +7 ✗ 14 9×1°+11×4 ⼗ 13 ✗
Length of time
2_reen.IT
a)
占
mean : ✗

(minutes) Number , 3809 … …

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⾶
"
median =
6 + ✗ 2
4 to under 6 8
⼆ 7,2857 -_-

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8 to under 10 10 b) range :
14 -
2

10 to under 12 4 = 1 2

12 o under 14 2
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51616 … ,

≈ 2:52
u

a) Compute the mean and the median of the length of time.

b) Compute the range and standard deviation of the length of time.

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…

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≈ n

mediani
Question 1.3 (Descriptive Statistics)
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Determine the population mean, the median and standard deviation of the values in the following data.

5.24 6.02 6.67 7.3 7.49 7.99 8.03 8.35 8.81 9.45
9.61 10.37 10.39 11.86 12.32 12.71 13.07 13.59 14.89 15.42
6,02 t 6 -6747,3 t 7,49 t 7,9 9th 03 t 8.35 +8.81 t 9,45 ⼗ 9,6 1410-3741 0.39 ⼗ 11,86
meani 5,24 t

⼗ 12,32 t 12,71 ⼗ 13,07 t 13,59 t 14,89 +1 5642

zo

⼆ 9,979 n
Question 1.4 (Descriptive Statistics)

A sample of 50 antique dealers in the Central District revealed the following sales last year:
meansales 1 1 0 ㄨ 5 t 1 30 x7 t 150 X 1 0 +170 Xlbt
Sales Number of a) =

1901
($000) Firms ⼀
100 to under 120 5
⼆ 160.4
120 to under 140 7
=
$ 1604004
140 to under 160 10 (2 5
mediansalesi 160
%
⼗ ㄨ 2 0

160 to under 180 16

:
1 6 37 5
180 to under 200 9
:
$ 1 6 3750 n

200 to under 220 3

b) rangei 2 20 -
100

=
1 20
11

standardderiationifǐhe
a) Find the mean sales and the median sales.
b) Find the range and the standard deviation.
⼆ 27,476 …

≈ 27 -48

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Question 1.5 (Descriptive Statistics)
The number of cars sold by each of the 10 salespeople in an automobile dealership during a particular month, as
follows; 0

104%
a) meani 15th2 ⼗ 4 +6 ⼗ +1 2412413 ⼗

0
2, 4 ,6, 10, 10, 1 10, 12, 12, 0
13, 15
i 9,4
Determine the
b) Standardderiationi 3,929 …

a) Mean 3,93 ci
≈

b) Standard deviation C) 5 2
range : 1 -

c) Range i 1 3 .1

d) interquartilerange 1 2 -6
d) Interquartile range
:

⼆ 6

Question 1.6 (Descriptive Statistics)

The weights of a sample outgoing packages in mailroom, weighted to the nearest ounce, are found to be :
21, 18, 30, 11, 14, 17, 29, 10, 16, 25 21 ⼗ 18 +30 ⼗ ⼋ ⼗ 17 ⼗ 29 +16 +25
14%
⼗ 10
a) meanz -5h r

Determine the
i 1911 1

a) Mean
b) Standarddevinttoui 6,67008 …

b) Standard deviation
。

= 6.67.1
c) Range
c) range : 3 0 -
1 0

d) Interquartile range
= 2 0
u

1 0
1 1 1 ,
④ 16,17h 8,21 , ⑤ zqy ) interquartnerangei
25 -14
⼆
lln
Question 1.7 (Coefficient of Variation)
Followings are sample service time data for completing a specific task (in minutes) for Team A and Team B:
Team A: 8 10 10 10 11 12 14 16 18 20
Team B: 9 12 18 21 23 24 24 27 30 33

Calculate the coefficient of variation for Team A and B. Interpret the result.

Question 1.8 (Coefficient of Skewness)

Below are the mean, median and standard deviation of marks obtained by students taking a Statistics course in three
tests.
Mean Median Standard Deviation
Test 1 28 26 7
Test 2 32 34 8

Calculate the Pearson’s 2nd coefficient of skewness, and interpret the result.

Question 1.9 (Coefficient of Skewness)

Followings are sample service time data for completing a specific task (in minutes) for Team A and Team B:
Team A 36 45 54 63 62 72 72 72 90 99
Team B 16 20 23 28 28 28 32 32 40 44

Calculate the Pearson’s 1st coefficient of skewness, and interpret the result.

Question 1.10 (Coefficient of Skewness)

Followings are sample service time data for completing a specific task (in minutes) for Team A and Team B:
Team A: 16 20 20 20 24 24 29 32 36 40
Team B: 9 12 18 21 24 24 25 27 30 33

Calculate the Pearson’s 2nd coefficient of skewness, and interpret the result.
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Team A :

2414416 1842
Mean
0
8 ⼗ 10410
th
⼗

+10411%
⼆

⼆ 12.9.1

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%?
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(1 0 - ⼲
…
…

⼆
3.96.1
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⼆ 3
x 1 00 %
9

⼆
30.6976 ,
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%
⼤
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Team Bi

Meani 9 +12 ⼗ 18 +21 +2

3:24
+24 ⼗ 27 +30 +3

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≈ 7,491 ,

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3 3 89 1 4 .
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⼀

⼤ 33.9% ,,
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3 ( 28 -
26)
⼆

te the
:
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≈
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上
3132347
-

8th
⼆
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Team Ai
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+63 ⼗ 6 72 ⼗ 72472
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⼗ 90 ⼗

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Team Ai

meani 16 +20 +20 ⼗ 20

2:24
+32 ⼗ 36 ⼗ ⼗ +29
40nsec
:
2 6 1 '
11

meuiani 24

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≈
7.87.1
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≈
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Team B :

meani 9 +12 +18 +21

+24
+2%
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+27 +30 +25 ⼗ 3

23,1
medianir 24

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7:54
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