Name: Pangilinan, Maria Angela Q. Section: BSMT1-1D Biostatistics Activity No. 4
Name: Pangilinan, Maria Angela Q. Section: BSMT1-1D Biostatistics Activity No. 4
Name: Pangilinan, Maria Angela Q. Section: BSMT1-1D Biostatistics Activity No. 4
Section: BSMT1-1D
Biostatistics
Activity no. 4
1. The number of sticks of cigarettes of 36 randomly selected samples in a barangay is
given below. Determine the mean, median, mode, first quartile, second quartile and third
quartile.
14 9 12 15 20 13 12 21 24 30 18 20
20 8 10 7 10 20 27 30 15 27 20 8
21 12 15 17 13 21 12 10 17 10 25 14
Solution:
Mean:
7 + 8 + 8 + 9 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 12 + 12 + 12 + 12 + 13 + 13 + 14 + 14 + 15 + 15 + 15 + 17
= +17 + 18 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 20 + 21 + 21 + 21 + 24 + 25 + 27 + 27 + 30 + 30
36
597
=
36
= 16.5833 𝑜𝑟 17
Median:
Mode:
7,8,8,9,10,10,10,10,12,12,12,12,13,13,14,14,15,15,15,17,17,18,20,20,20,20,20,21,21,2
1,24,25,27,27,30,30
𝑀𝑜 = 20
In the given data, the observation 20 occurs maximum number of times (5)
Arranging Observations in the ascending order, we get:
7,8,8,9,10,10,10,10,12,12,12,12,13,13,14,14,15,15,15,17,17,18,20,20,20,20,20,21,21,2
1,24,25,27,27,30,30
n = 36
First Quartile (Q1):
𝑛𝑘 (36)(1)
= =9
4 4
9𝑡ℎ + 10𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑏𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠
𝑄1 =
2
12 + 12
𝑄1 =
2
𝑄1 = 12
𝑛𝑘 (36)(2)
= = 18
4 4
18𝑡ℎ + 19𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑏𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠
𝑄2 =
2
15 + 15
𝑄2 =
2
𝑄2 = 15
𝑛𝑘 (36)(3)
= = 27
4 4
27𝑡ℎ + 28𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑏𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠
𝑄3 =
2
20 + 21
𝑄3 =
2
𝑄3 = 20.5 𝑜𝑟 21
2. The body fat percentage (fat%) of 15 normal adults are given as follows:
10.5 8.5 12.3 25.6 32.5 27.6 31.6 10.3 12.4 25.5 12.8 32
15.7 29.1 33.5.
Find the following: a.) mean b.) median c.) 1st quartile d.) 6th decile e.) 2nd decile and
f.) 60th percentile
Solution:
a. Mean:
8.5 + 10.3 + 10.5 + 12.3 + 12.4 + 12.8 + 15.7 + 25.5 + 25.6 + 27.6 + 29.1 + 31.6
= +32 + 32.5 + 33.5
15
319.9
=
15
= 21.3267 𝑜𝑟 23%
b. Median:
Observations in the ascending order are:
8.5,10.3,10.5,12.3,12.4,12.8,15.7,25.5,25.6,27.6,29.1,31.6,32,32.5,33.5
n = 15
𝑛+1
𝑉𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑓 ( ) 𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑏𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
𝑀𝑑 = 2
2
15 + 1
𝑉𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑓 ( 𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑏𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
𝑀𝑑 = 2 )
2
𝑀𝑑 = 𝑣𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 𝑜𝑓 8𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑏𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
𝑀𝑑 = 25.5%
𝑛𝑘 (15)(1)
= = 3.75 ≈ 4
4 4
𝑄1 = 4𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑏𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛
𝑄1 = 12.3%
𝑛𝑘 (15)(6)
D6 = = =9
10 10
9𝑡ℎ + 10𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑏𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 25.6 + 27.6
D6 = = = 26.6%
2 2
e. Second Decile (D2):
𝑛𝑘 (15)(2)
D2 = = =3
10 10
3𝑟𝑑 + 4𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑏𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 10.5 + 12.3
D2 = = = 11.4%
2 2
f. 60th Percentile:
𝑛𝑘 (15)(60)
= =9
100 100
9𝑡ℎ + 10𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑏𝑠𝑒𝑟𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 25.6 + 27.6
𝑃60 = = = 26.6%
2 2
Grades f
96 – 100 5
91 – 95 8
86 – 90 12
81 – 85 15
76 – 80 7
71 – 75 4
66 – 70 4
4. The distribution of age (in years) of 45 positive covid 19 patients is admitted in hospital
X is shown below. Calculate the following a.) mean b.) median c.) mode
d.) third quartile e.) fifth decile f.) 30th percentile.
Age f
80 – 89 2
70 – 79 4
60 – 69 3
50 – 59 10
40 – 49 13
30 – 39 8
20 – 29 4
10 – 19 1
Age f Xi fiXi cf LB