152 Chapter 3 Descriptive Statistics: Numerical Measures

62. The average number of times Americans dine out in a week fell from 4.0 in 2008 to 3.8 in
2012 (Zagat.com, April 1, 2012). The number oftimes a sample of20 families dined out
last week provides the following data.
6 1 5 3 7 3 0 3 1 3
4 1 2 4 1 0 5 6 3 1
Compute the mean and median.
a.
b.
Compute the first and third quartiles.
Compute the range and interquartile range.
c.
Compute the variance and standard deviation.
d.
The skewness measure for these data is 0.34. Comment on the shape ofthis distribu­
e.
tion. Is it the shape you would expect? Why or why not?
f Do the data contain outliers?
63. The U.S. Census Bureau provides statistics on family life in the United States, including
the age at the time of first marriage, current marital status, and siz.e of household
(U.S. Census Bureau website, March 20, 2006). The following data show the age at the
time of first marriage for a sample ofmen and a sample of women.
Men 26 23 28 25 27 30 26 35 28
WEB file Women
21
20
24
28
27
23
29
30
30
24
27
29
32
26
27
25
25

22 22 25 23 27 26 19
a. Determine the median age at the time of first marriage for men and women.
b. Compute the first and third quartiles for both men and women.
c. Twenty-five years ago the median age at the time offirst marriage was 25 for men and
22 for women. What insight does this information provide about the decision of when
to marry among young people today?
64. The average waiting time for a patient at an El Paso physician's office is just over 29 min­
utes, well above the national average of21 minutes. In fact, El Paso has the longest physi­
cian's office waiting times in the United States (El Paso limes, January 8, 2012). In order to
address the issue oflong patient wait times, some physician's offices are using wait tracking
systems to notify patients ofexpected wait times. Patients can adjust their arrival times based
on this information and spend less time in waiting rooms. The following data show wait times
(minutes) for a sample of patients at offices that do not have an office tracking system and
wait times for a sample ofpatients at offices with an office tracking system.

Without Wait With Wait

Tracking System Tracking System
24 31
67 11

WEB file 17
20
14
18
WaltTracklng
31 12
44 37
12 9
23 13
16 12
37 15

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