HW2

HW2: Descriptive Statistics—Dispersion

1. You are given the following test scores for a Math quiz.

Score Frequency

20 2

19 1

18 4

17 6

16 7

15 10

14 15

13 9

12 6

11 2

10 1

9 2

8 1

7 0

What is the range for the above data? (1 pt)

Range = 20.0 - 8.0 = 12.0 ( 分)

Calculate the variance and the standard deviation for the above distribution or indicate why
they cannot be calculated. (2 pts)

Score Frequency xf x^2 (x^2)f

20 2 40 400 800

19 1 19 361 361

18 4 72 324 1296

17 6 102 289 1734

16 7 112 256 1792

15 10 150 225 2250

14 15 210 196 2940

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 13 9 117 169 1521

12 6 72 144 864

11 2 22 121 242

10 1 10 100 100

9 2 18 81 162

8 1 8 64 64

7 0 0 49 0

Mean = 40+19+72+102+112+150+210+117+72+22+10+18+8
2+1+4+6+7+10+15+9+6+2+1+2+1
952
66 ( )
​
= ​
分
Var = s2 = 800+361+1296+1734+1792+2250+2940+1521+864+242+100+162+64
66
​ − ( 952
66
)2 
​

14126 952 2
= 66 − ( 66 ) ≈ 6.0( ^2)
​ ​
分
s= 6.0 ≈ 2.4( )
​ 分

2. The following distribution of “happiness scores” was obtained from a sample of married
women.

Happiness Score Number of Wives

0-2 4

3-5 8

6-8 10

9-11 12

12-14 25

15-17 32

18-20 6

21-23 2

24 and over 0

What is the range for the above distribution? (1 pt)

Range = 23.0 - 0.0 = 23.0 ( 分)

Calculate the standard deviation and the variance for the above distribution or indicate why
they cannot be calculated. (2 pts)

Happiness Number of
x xf x^2 (x^2)f
Score Wives

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 0-2 4 1 4 1 4

3-5 8 4 32 16 128

6-8 10 7 70 49 490

9-11 12 10 120 100 1200

12-14 25 13 325 169 4225

15-17 32 16 512 256 8192

18-20 6 19 114 361 2166

21-23 2 22 44 484 968

24 and over 0 0

Var = s2 = 4+128+490+1200+4225+8192+2166+968
4+8+10+12+25+32+6+2+0
​
− ( 4+32+70+120+325+512+114+44
4+8+10+12+25+32+6+2+0 ) 
​
2

= 17373
99
​ − 1221 2
分
( 99 ) ≈ 23.4 ( ^2)
​

s= 23.4 ≈ 4.8( )
​ 分

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