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The document contains three questions about analyzing probability and statistics data sets. Question 1 involves displaying and analyzing a single data set. Question 2 involves comparing three data sets using boxplots and dotplots. Question 3 involves displaying, analyzing, and comparing a larger single data set.

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Math 361 Assignment #1

The document contains three questions about analyzing probability and statistics data sets. Question 1 involves displaying and analyzing a single data set. Question 2 involves comparing three data sets using boxplots and dotplots. Question 3 involves displaying, analyzing, and comparing a larger single data set.

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NUST INSTITUTE OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

SCHOOL OF CIVIL & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING


NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY

Math – 361: PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS


ASSIGNMENT – 1
Assigned on February 20, 2024
Due on March 05, 2024
Note: You need to solve and display the required descriptive manually followed by the
check using Minitab. Submit the soft copy of software output on LMS.
Maximum Marks: 40

Question #1: A data set of 24 entries is listed below: {10 Marks}

0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 1.3 1.6 1.6 2.0


2.1 2.7 3.1 3.3 3.5 3.7 3.9 4.1
4.4 5.6 6.1 6.6 6.7 7.4 8.0 8.3

(a) Construct a stem-and-leaf display of the data. (5 Marks)

(b) Find out the median and the first and the third quartiles of the data. (3 Marks)

(c) Calculate mean and standard deviation. (2 Marks)


Question # 2: Specimens of three different types of rope wire were selected, and the
fatigue limit (MPa) was determined for each specimen, resulting in the accompanying
data. {15 Marks}

Type 1: 350 350 350 358 370 370 370 371 371 372 372 384 391 391 392

Type 2: 350 354 359 363 365 368 369 371 373 374 376 380 383 388 392

Type 3: 350 361 362 364 364 365 366 371 377 377 377 379 380 380 392

(a) Construct a comparative boxplot, and comment on similarities and differences.


(8 Marks)

(b) Construct a comparative dotplot (a dotplot for each sample with a common
scale). Comment on similarities and differences. (7 Marks)

Question #3: The following scores represent the final examination grade for an
elementary statistics course: (15 Marks)

23 60 79 32 57 74 52 70 82 36 80 77 81 95 41 65 92 85 55 76

52 10 64 75 78 25 80 98 81 67 41 71 83 54 64 72 88 62 74 43

60 78 89 76 84 48 84 90 15 79 34 67 17 82 69 74 63 80 85 61

(a) Construct a stem and leaf plot for the examination grades. (4 Marks)

(b) Set up a relative frequency distribution. (3 Marks)

(c) Construct a relative frequency histogram, draw an estimate of the graph of the

distribution and discuss the skewness of the distribution. (5 Marks)

(d) Compute the sample mean, sample median, and sample standard deviation. (3 Marks)

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