Homework2 39-40
Homework2 39-40
1. Table gives the annual returns for 30 randomly selected mutual funds. Find the mean,
median, mode, range, variance, and standard deviation for these funds.
2.The following table gives the age distribution of individuals starting new companies.
Find the mean, median, mode, range, variance, and standard deviation for the age
distribution.
Age Frequency
22 -31 13
32-41 27
42 -51 16
52-61 8
62 -71 4
3.The mean lifetime of rats used in many psychological experiments equals 3.7 years, and
the standard deviation of lifetimes is 0.6 year. Apply Chebyshev’s Theorem?
4.The mean height of adult females is 64 inches and the standard deviation is 2.2 inches.
Apply the empirical rule?
5.The mean yearly salary of all the employees at Pretty Printing is $44,500 and the
standard deviation is $4,200. The mean number of years of education for the employees
is 17 and the standard deviation is 2.7 years. Using the coefficient of variation to show
which of the two variables has the higher relative variation?
6.The mean daily intake of protein for a group of individuals is 90 grams and the standard
deviation is 9 grams. Three individuals were selected from the group described who
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have daily intakes with z scores equal to -1.6, 0.7, and 4.0. Find their daily intakes of
protein.
7.Find the percentiles for the ages 36, 47, and 57 in the following table.
22 31 36 39 43 52
24 32 36 39 43 52
24 32 36 40 46 52
26 32 36 40 46 57
26 34 36 41 46 57
26 34 36 41 47 57
27 34 38 42 47 60
28 35 38 42 47 64
29 35 38 42 48 64
30 35 39 43 49 68
8.Find the eighty-four percentile, the eighth decile, and the first quartile for the age
distribution given in table of problem 7.
9.Find the inter quartile range for the annual returns of the mutual funds given in Table.
10.The following table gives the number of days that 25 individuals spent in house
arrest in a criminal justice study. Construct a box plot for these data.
37 27 92 62 47
42 60 92 92 57
62 57 82 92 62
57 62 87 77 62
58 57 77 82 92