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The document is an exercise for a statistics course focusing on descriptive statistics, requiring calculations of mean, standard deviation, and coefficient of variation for lung capacities of rats before and after ozone exposure, as well as weights of deer raised in the wild versus in zoos. It includes data for both experiments and prompts analysis of variability in deer weights. The exercise aims to assess the impact of environmental factors on lung capacity and deer size.

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The document is an exercise for a statistics course focusing on descriptive statistics, requiring calculations of mean, standard deviation, and coefficient of variation for lung capacities of rats before and after ozone exposure, as well as weights of deer raised in the wild versus in zoos. It includes data for both experiments and prompts analysis of variability in deer weights. The exercise aims to assess the impact of environmental factors on lung capacity and deer size.

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STAT 130

Exercise no. 1

Descriptive Statistics

Name: ___________________________________________ Date: __________________

Instructions: Calculate the mean, standard deviation, and coefficient of variation for each
of the variables below. Show detailed calculations using the computational
formulas in a yellow pad.

1. Long-distance runners have contended that moderate exposure to ozone increases


lung capacity. To investigate this possibility, a researcher exposed 12 randomly
selected rats to ozone at the rate of 2 parts per million for a period of 30 days. The lung
capacity of the rats was determined at the beginning of the study and again after the
30 days of ozone exposure. The lung capacities (in mL) are given below.

Rat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Before Exposure 8.7 7.9 8.3 8.4 9.2 9.1 8.2 8.1 8.9 8.2 8.9 7.5
After Exposure 9.4 9.8 9.9 10. 8.9 8.8 9.8 8.2 9.4 9.9 12.2 9.3
3

2. A wildlife biologist was interested in determining the effect of raising deer in captivity
on the size of the deer. She decided to consider two populations: deer raised in the
wild and deer raised in zoos. She randomly selected eight deer in each of the
environments and weighed the deer at age 1 year. The weights (in pounds) are given
in the following table.

Wild 114.7 128.9 111.5 116.4 134.5 126.7 120.6 129.59


Zoo 103.1 90.7 129.5 75.8 182.5 76.8 87.3 77.3

3. The biologist in Problem no. 2 hypothesized that the weights of deer raised in the wild
is less variable than those in captivity. Do the data support her contention? Support
your answer.

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