Ferhat Abbas University Setif 1

Faculty of Economics, Commerce and Management Sciences

Basic Education Department
Statistics Exam (Groups: 73-74-75) Professor: ANOUNE Hanane
Answer Key
Exercise 01: (1.5pts)
Select ONE most appropriate answer in the following questions:
1. The data which occurs most frequently in a distribution is called the:
a. Median
b. Mode 0.25pts
c. Range
2. The numbers 13, 7, 18, 13, 12, 13, 10, 7, 13 are scores on a test. What does 13 represent?
a. Median
b. Mode 0.25pts
c. Range
3. The height of a student is 172 cm. This is an example of:
a. Discrete data
b. Continuous data 0.25pts
c. Nominal data
4. Which one is NOT a measure of dispersion?
a. The variance
b. The standard deviation
c. The 50th percentile 0.25pts

5. In statistics, a sample means:

a. All the items under investigation

b. A portion of the sample

c. A portion of the population 0.25pts

6. The discrete variables and continuous variables are the types of:
a. Time series classification
b. Qualitative classification
c. Quantitative classification 0.25pts
Exercise 02: (3pts)
Identify from the following example: The statistical population - The statistical unit – The statistical
variables and the variable types.
▪ A study was conducted on the employees of Ferhat Abbas University to find out their: Nationality
- Income - Number of children - Educational Level.
Population Statistical Unit Variables Variable Type
All the employees of Each individual Nationality 0.25pts Qualitative Nominal 0.25pts
Ferhat Abbas employee Income 0.25pts Quantitative Continuous
University 0.5pts 0.25pts
0.5pts Number of children Quantitative Discrete
0.25pts 0.25pts
Educational level Qualitative Ordinal 0.25pts
0.25pts
Exercise 03: (6pts)
The number of days that children were missing from school due to sickness in one year was recorded.
Number of
[1-5[ [5-10[ [10-20[ [20-25[ [25-30[
days off sick
Frequency 12 11 30 5 2

1. Calculate the mean (x̄) and explain the result.

2. Find the modal class then calculate the mode (Mo).
3. Calculate the median (𝑴𝒆) and explain the result.
4. Calculate the 1st quartile (𝑸1), the 3rd decile (𝑫3) and the 90th percentile (𝑷90), with explanation
of the results.
5. Draw the histogram then identify the mode (graphically).
6. Calculate the variance 𝑽(𝒙)and the standard deviation 𝛔(𝒙).
3rd exercise solution: (6pts)
Number of Number of
days off children 𝒏𝒊 ̅ )2 𝒏𝒊
Ci Ci ni ai ni'= 𝒂 N i↑ (𝑪𝒊 − 𝑿
𝒂𝒊
sick (xi) (ni)
[1-5[ 12 3 36 5 12 12 1031.16
[5-10[ 11 7.5 82.5 5 11 23 250.28
[10-20[ 30 15 450 10 15 53 223.59
[20-25[ 5 22.5 112.5 5 5 58 523.26
[25-30[ 2 27.5 55 5 2 60 463.91
Total 60 / 736 / / / 2492.2

1. Calculating the mean: 0.75pts

X̄ = ∑∑𝒏𝒊
𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒊 𝟕𝟑𝟔
=
𝟔𝟎
= 12.27

Explanation: The mean number of days off sick is: 12.27 days.
2. Calculating the Mode: 0.5pts
The classes widths are not equal, so we have first to adjust the frequencies then calculate the mode.
𝒏𝒊
𝒏𝒊′ = × 𝒂 => 𝒂 = 𝟓
𝒂𝒊
∆𝟏
Mo= LimMo + [ ]× AMo
∆𝟏+∆𝟐

After modification, the modal class becomes: [10 – 20 [, therefore:

LimMo = 10
∆𝟏= 15 – 11 = 4
∆𝟐 = 15 – 5 = 10
AMo = 10
∆𝟏
Mo= Limmo + [∆𝟏+∆𝟐]× AMo
𝟒
So: Mo= 10 + [𝟒+𝟏𝟎]× 10 = 12.86
3. Calculating the Median: 0.75pts
1st- Determining the median class: it is the first class whose absolute ascending frequency is more
𝒏 𝒏
than or equal to 𝟐 (NMe↑ ≥ 𝟐 ) => NMe↑ ≥ 𝟑𝟎. So, the median class is: [10 – 20 [.
2nd- Calculating the median:
𝒏
− 𝑵↑𝑴𝒆 −𝟏
𝑴𝒆 = 𝐋. ⅈ𝐦𝐌𝐞 + [𝟐 ] × 𝑨𝒎𝒆
𝒏 𝑴𝒆

𝟑𝟎 − 𝟐𝟑
𝑴𝒆 = 𝟏𝟎 + [ ] × 𝟏𝟎
𝟑𝟎
𝑴𝒆 = 𝟏𝟐. 𝟑𝟑

The explanation: 50% of children have a number of days off sick less than or equal to 12.33 days,
and the remaining 50% have a number of days off sick greater than or equal to 12.33 days.

4.1. Calculating the 1st Quartile: 0.75pts

1st- Determining the 1st quartile class: it is the first class whose absolute ascending frequency is more
𝒏 𝒏
than or equal to 𝟒 (NQ1↑ ≥ 𝟒 ) => NQ1↑ ≥ 𝟏𝟓. So, the 1st quartile class is: [5 – 10 [.
2nd- Calculating the 1st Quartile:
𝒏
− 𝑵↑𝑸𝟏 −𝟏
𝑸𝟏 = 𝐋 ⅈ𝐦𝐐𝟏 + [𝟒
.
] × 𝑨𝑸𝟏
𝒏 𝑸𝟏

𝟏𝟓 − 𝟏𝟐
𝑸𝟏 = 𝟓 + [ ]×𝟓
𝟏𝟏

𝑸𝟏 = 𝟔. 𝟑𝟔

The explanation: 25% of children have a number of days off sick less than or equal to 6.36 days, and
the remaining 75% have a number of days off sick greater than or equal to 6.36 days.
4.2. Calculating the 3rd Decile: 0.75pts
1st- Determining the 3rd decile class: it is the first class whose absolute ascending frequency is more
𝟑𝒏 𝟑𝒏
than or equal to 𝟏𝟎 (ND3↑ ≥ 𝟏𝟎 ) => ND3↑ ≥ 𝟏𝟖. So, the 3rd decile class is: [5 – 10 [.

2nd- Calculating the 3rd Decile:

𝟑𝒏
− 𝑵↑𝑫𝟑 −𝟏
𝑫𝟑 = 𝐋. ⅈ𝐦𝐃𝟑 + [𝟏𝟎 ] × 𝑨𝑫𝟑
𝒏𝑫𝟑

𝟏𝟖 − 𝟏𝟐
𝑫𝟑 = 𝟓 + [ ]×𝟓
𝟏𝟏

𝑫𝟑 = 𝟕. 𝟕𝟑

The explanation: 30% of children have a number of days off sick less than or equal to 7.73 days, and
the remaining 70% have a number of days off sick greater than or equal to 7.73 days.

4.3. Calculating the 90th Percentile: 0.75pts

1st- Determining the 90th percentile class: it is the first class whose absolute ascending frequency is
𝟗𝟎𝒏
more than or equal to 𝟏𝟎𝟎 (NP90↑ ≥ 𝟗𝟎𝒏
𝟏𝟎𝟎
) => NP90↑ ≥ 𝟓𝟒. So, the 90th percentile class is: [20– 25 [.
2nd- Calculating the 90th percentile:
𝟗𝟎𝒏
− 𝑵↑𝑷𝟗𝟎 −𝟏
𝑷𝟗𝟎 = 𝐋. ⅈ𝐦𝐏𝟗𝟎 + [𝟏𝟎𝟎 ] × 𝑨𝑷𝟗𝟎
𝒏𝑷𝟗𝟎

𝟓𝟒 − 𝟓𝟑
𝑷𝟗𝟎 = 𝟐𝟎 + [ ]×𝟓
𝟓

𝑷𝟗𝟎 = 𝟐𝟏

The explanation: 90% of children have a number of days off sick less than or equal to 21 days, and
the remaining 10% have a number of days off sick greater than or equal to 21 days.
5. Drawing the histogram and finding the mode graphically: 0.75pts
ni'

10

5
20
15
10
5

1 5 10 Mo= 20 25 30 Xi
12.86

6. Calculating the variance 𝑽 and the standard deviation 𝛔 : 1pts

(𝒙) (𝒙)

̅ )2 ×𝒏𝒊
∑(𝑪𝒊−𝑿 𝟐𝟒𝟗𝟐.𝟐
𝑽(𝒙) = = = 41.54
𝐧 𝟔𝟎
𝟐
̅ ) ×𝐧ⅈ
∑(𝐂ⅈ−𝐗
𝛔(𝐱) =√ 𝐧
=
√𝟒𝟏. 𝟓𝟒 = 6.45