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This document contains answers to statistics questions from an Elementary Statistics course. It includes: 1) Tables and calculations for blood type frequencies of school leavers by gender. The most common blood type was B. 2) A frequency distribution table and calculations for tire lifespans. The mean lifespan was 57.83km and the mode was 57.25km. 3) Calculations to find the mean, mode, and standard deviation of tire lifespans. The standard deviation was about 2 tires. 4) A frequency distribution table and calculations for person weights. The first quartile was 75kg, median was 79kg, and third quartile was 82kg. The inter-quartile range was 7

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This document contains answers to statistics questions from an Elementary Statistics course. It includes: 1) Tables and calculations for blood type frequencies of school leavers by gender. The most common blood type was B. 2) A frequency distribution table and calculations for tire lifespans. The mean lifespan was 57.83km and the mode was 57.25km. 3) Calculations to find the mean, mode, and standard deviation of tire lifespans. The standard deviation was about 2 tires. 4) A frequency distribution table and calculations for person weights. The first quartile was 75kg, median was 79kg, and third quartile was 82kg. The inter-quartile range was 7

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FACULTY OF BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT

SEMESTER MAY / 2016

SBST 1303
ELEMENTARY STATISTICS

MATRICULATION NO :

881215565328001

IDENTITY CARD NO. :

881215-56-5328

TELEPHONE NO.

012-6216800

E-MAIL

[email protected]

LEARNING CENTRE

WANGSA MAJU

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Table of contents

Page

1.0 Answers for question 1 (a, b & c)

2.0 Answers for question 2 (a & b)

3.0 Answers for question 3 (a, b & c)

4.0 Answers for question 4 (a, b, c, d & e)

4.0 References

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1.0 Answers for question 1

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a) Table 1: Multiple frequency of blood groups of school leavers
Blood
Type
Genders

AB

Male
Female

14
13

17
19

7
10

12
8

b)

c)

i.
ii.
iii.

Blood type/Frequency
Male
Female
B (17)
B (19)
AB (7)
O (8)

Comparison between genders


Most common blood group
Minimum frequency of blood
group
Maximum frequency of blood
group

2.0 Answers for question 2

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a) Table 2: The frequency distribution table for lifespan (in thousands kilometers) for 34
tyres used in a factory
Class

Class Mid-point ( x )

Frequency ( f )

54.0-55.1

54.0 55.1
54.55
2

Cumulative
frequency
(F)
2

55.2-56.3
56.4-57.5
57.6-58.7
58.8-59.9
60.0-61.1
61.2-62.3

55.75
56.95
58.15
59.35
60.55
61.75

3
12
9
3
3
2

5
17
26
29
32
34

b)

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3.0 Answers for question 3

Class

Lower
Boundary
53.95
55.15
56.35
57.55
58.75
59.95
61.15

54.0-55.1
55.2-56.3
56.4-57.5
57.6-58.7
58.8-59.9
60.0-61.1
61.2-62.3
SUM

Upper
Boundary
55.15
56.35
57.55
58.75
59.95
61.15
62.35

Class Midpoint ( x )
54.55
55.75
56.95
58.15
59.35
60.55
61.75

a) Mean

f x
f

i i

= 1966.3
34

57.83

b) Mode

B + A

= LB + C
x

9 3

= 56.35 + 1.2
x
= 57.25 km
x

c) Standard deviation
6

Frequency ( f )
2
3
12
9
3
3
2
34

f multiples
109.1
167.25
683.4
523.35
178.05
181.65
123.5
1966.3

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Class
54.0-55.1
55.2-56.3
56.4-57.5
57.6-58.7
58.8-59.9
60.0-61.1
61.2-62.3
SUM

Class Midpoint ( x i )
54.55
55.75
56.95
58.15
59.35
60.55
61.75

i xi

n
2

Frequency ( f i
)
2
3
12
9
3
3
2
34
2

i xi
n

113,820.315 1966.3

34
34

3347.66 3344.58

3.08

=1.75 2tyre

4.0 Answers for question 4

f i xi

f i xi

109.1
167.25
683.4
523.35
178.05
181.65
123.5
1966.3

5951.40
9324.19
38919.63
30432.80
10567.27
10998.90
7626.13
113,820.315

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Weight (kg)

Frequency ( f )

60 64
65 69
70 74
75 79
80 84
85 89
90 94
SUM

2
5
8
4(5)=20
5(5)=25
3
2
65

Lower Boundary (
LB )
59.5
64.5
69.5
74.5
79.5
84.5
89.5

Cumulative
Frequency ( F )
2
7
15
35
60
63
65

a) Value of x
15 10 x 65
10 x 65
x5

b) First quartile
r
n 1
4
1
65 1
4
16.5

Qr position

Refer to cumulative frequency, select class quartile with F >16.5 that is F = 35


Class Q1 = 75 79.

r n 1

FB

Qr L B C
fQ

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LB 74.5
C 5

1 65 1
16.5
4
FB 15
f Q 20

Q1 74.5 5

16.5 15

20
Q1 74.5 0.375
Q1 74.875 75kg

c) Median
1
~
x position n 1
2
1
~
x position 65 1
2
~
x position 33

Refer to cumulative frequency, select class median with F > 33 that is F = 35


Class median = 75 79.
r n 1

FB

~
x LB C
fm

33 15
~
x 74.5 5
20
~
x 79.00

d) Third quartile
r
n 1
4
3
65 1
4
49.5

Q3 position

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Refer to cumulative frequency, select class quartile with F > 49.5 that is F = 60
Class Q3 = 80 84.
3 n 1

FB

Qr LB C
fQ
LB 79.5
C 5

3 65 1
49.5
4
FB 35
f Q 25

Q3 79.5 5

49.5 35
25

Q3 79.5 2.9
Q3 82.4 82kg

e) Inter-quartile range
IQR Q3 Q1
IQR 82 75
IQR 7

5.0 Reference
1. Prof Dr Mohd Kidin Shahran, Noraasikin Abu Bakar (2011). Tabular Presentation &
Pictorial Presentation & Measures of Central Tendency & Measures of Dispersion in
SBST1303 Elementary Statistics (1st Edition) Kuala Lumpur Open University Malaysia.

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