11/21/21, 8:57 AM M2: Problem Set: Introduction to Statistics-2021- Lagios

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Question 1 0
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The following tutorial video demonstrates how to insert a table.  You

will need to be able to do this to complete the following question.

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The students in a statistics class have the following majors:

a) Make a frequency distribution for this data.

b) Make a relative frequency distribution for this data. Include relative

percentages on this table.

Your Answer:

a
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a. 

Major Frequency

Sociology 2

English 5

Biology 4

Education 7

History 5

Human Resources  3

Accounting 3

Computer Science 3

Total 32

b. 

Major Calculation  Rel. Frequency

Sociology 2 0.0625
English 5 0.15625
Biology 4 0.125
Education 7 0.21875
History 5 0.15625
Human Resources  3 0.09375
Accounting 3 0.09375
Computer Science 3 0.09375
Total 32 1

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a.) 

b.)

The following tutorial video demonstrates how to insert an equation

into your answer.  This is important to be able to do to complete the
following questions. 

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Question 2 0
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Consider the following set of data:

{32, 40, 52, 23, 39}

a) Find the mean of this sample.

b) Find the median.

c) Find the mode of this set.

Your Answer:

a. 
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− ∑ xi 32+40+52+23+39 186
x
= = = = 37.2
n 5 5

b. 

52

c. 

No Mode

a.) 

b.) 

In order to find the median, we must first put the numbers in

ascending order:

23, 32, 39, 40, 52.

The median is the middle number, so the median is 39.

c.)

No number is represented in the set more than once, so there is

No Mode.

Question 3 0
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Consider the following set of data:

{21,32,21,15,80,84,90,78}

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a) Find the mean of this sample.

b) Find the median.

c) Find the mode of this set.

Your Answer:

a.

∑ xi 21+32+21+15+80+84+90+78
−
x = = = 52.625
n 8

b. 

32+78
M edian = = 55
2

c. 

Mode= 21

There are eight points, so n=8.

a) The sample mean is given by:

b) In order to find the median, we must first put the numbers in

ascending order:

15, 21, 21, 32, 78, 80, 84, 90.

Notice that there are two “middle” numbers, 32 and 78. The
median is the average of these two numbers. Median = (32+78)/2
= 55.

c) The number that occurs most is 21. So, the mode is 21.

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Question 4 0
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Consider the following data:

323     412     380     401     280     301    317    440    297    371    353   
394

427    399    375    438    329    309    361    340

a) Find the 60th and 70th percentile of this data.

b) Find the quartiles for this data.

Your Answer:

a. 
p 60
index (i) = × n = × 20 = 12
100 100

the 60th percentile will be 12th Value = 375 

Again
p 70
index (i) = × n = × 20 = 14
100 100

the 70th percentile will be 14th Value = 394

b. 

the first quartile will be 

1 th 1 th
(n + 1) obs = (20 + 1) obs = 5.25th observation
4 4

= 317 + 0.25 * (323- 317) 

= 318.5

(from the arranged data set 5th obs. 317, 6th 323 )

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the second quartile will be 

2 th 2
(n + 1) obs = (20 + 1) = 10.5th observation
4 4

= 361 + 0.5 * (371- 361) 

= 366

(from the arranged data set 10th obs. 361, 11th 371 )

the third quartile will be 

3 th 3 th
(n + 1) obs = (20 + 1) = 15.75th obs
4 4

= 399 + 0.75 * (401- 399) 

= 400.5

(from the arranged data set 15th obs. 399, 16th 401 )

There are a total of twenty numbers, so n= 20. In order to find the

percentiles, we must put the numbers in ascending order:

280 297 301 309 317 323 329 340 353 361 371 375 380 394 399
401 412 427 433 440

a) For the 60th percentile:

Therefore, the 60th percentile index for this data set is the 12th
observation. In the list above, the 12th observation is 375.

For the 70th percentile:

Therefore, the 70th percentile index for this data set is the 14th
observation. In the list above, the 14th observation is 394.

b) In order to find the quartiles, first find the median, M, of the data
(note that this median is also Q2):

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Next, separate the data into two halves, those values below the
median and those values above the median:

Bottom half:    280    297    301    309    317    323    329    340   
353    361

Top half:   371    375    380    394    399    401    412    427    433   
440

Find the median of the bottom half, which is Q1:

Find the median of the top half, which is Q3:

In summary Q1 = 320 Q2 = 366 Q3 = 400.

Question 5 0
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Consider the following data:

{17, 14, 20, 18, 11}

a) Find the sample mean of this data.

b) Find the range of this data.

c) Find the sample standard deviation of this data.

d) Find the coefficient of variation.

Your Answer:

a. 

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b. 

Range = 20-11 = 9

c. 

Deviation
Squared deviation
Data about
about the mean
mean
17 1.00 1.00
14 -2.00 4.00
20 4.00 16.00
18 2.00 4.00
11 -5.00 25.00
50.00

Sample Variance= s
2
=

= Squared deviation about the mean/ (n-1)

                          = 50/4 = 12.5

Sample Standard Deviation=  s =

                          = 3.54

d. 

coefficient of variation = * 100

= 3.54/ 16 *100 

= 22.10 %

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There are five points, so n=5.

{17, 14, 20, 18, 11}

a) The sample mean is given by:

 b) The range is the largest value minus the smallest value:

Range = 20 – 11 = 9

c) In order to find the sample standard deviation, we must first find

the sample variance:

The standard deviation is given by:

d) The coefficient of variation is given by:

Question 6 0
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Given a data point x, what does the z-score tell us about x?

Your Answer:

The z-score of a data item enables researchers to see the relative

location of the item with respect to the entire data set. The z-score also
gives researchers the means to compare items from different data sets. In
other words, researchers use the z-score to show how the relative
location of items in data sets with different sample means and different
sample standard deviations compare to each other.

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Solution. Given a data point x, the z-score tells us how many

standard deviations x is from the mean.

Question 7 0
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Suppose that you have a set of data that has a mean of 34 and a
standard deviation of 6.

a) Is the point 28 above, below, or the same as the mean. How many
standard deviations is 28 from the mean.

b) Is the point 46 above, below, or the same as the mean. How many
standard deviations is 46 from the mean.

c) Is the point 43 above, below, or the same as the mean. How many
standard deviations is 43 from the mean.

d) Is the point 20 above, below, or the same as the mean. How many
standard deviations is 20 from the mean.

Your Answer:

a. 

z = (28-34)/6 = -6/6 =-1

The value of 28 is 1 standard deviations below the mean

b. 

z = (46-34)/6 = 12/6 =2

The value of 46 is 2 standard deviations above the mean

c. 

z = (43-34)/6 = 9/6 =1.5

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The value of 43 is 1.5 standard deviations above the mean

d. 

z = (20-34)/6 = - 14/6 = - 2.33

The value of 20 is 2.33 standard deviations below the mean

a) The data point 28 is below the mean. Now use the z-score to
determine how many standard deviations 28 is below the mean.
We are told that the mean is 34 and the standard deviation is 6.
So, the z-score is given by:

The z-score is -1, so the data point 28 is 1 standard deviation

below the mean (the negative sign indicates that the point is below
the mean).

b) The data point 46 is above the mean. Now use the z-score to
determine how many standard deviations 46 is above the mean.
We are told that the mean is 34 and the standard deviation is 6.
So, the z-score is given by:

The z-score is 2, so the data point 46 is 2 standard deviation

above the mean (the positive sign indicates that the point is above
the mean).

c) The data point 43 is above the mean. Now use the z-score to
determine how many standard deviations 43 is above the mean.
We are told that the mean is 34 and the standard deviation is 6.
So, the z-score is given by:

The z-score is 1.5, so the data point 43 is 1.5 standard deviation

above the mean (the positive sign indicates that the point is above
the mean).

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d) The data point 20 is below the mean. Now use the z-score to
determine how many standard deviations 20 is below the mean.
We are told that the mean is 34 and the standard deviation is 6.
So, the z-score is given by:

The z-score is -2.333, so the data point 20 is 2.333 standard

deviation below the mean (the negative sign indicates that the
point is below the mean).

Question 8 5
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As a reminder, the questions in this review quiz are a requirement of the

course and the best way to prepare for the module exam. Did you
complete all questions in their entirety and show your work?

Your Answer:

yes 

Quiz Score:
5 out of 5

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