{"id":107,"date":"2016-04-21T22:43:45","date_gmt":"2016-04-21T22:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/introstats1xmaster\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=107"},"modified":"2021-07-06T14:49:53","modified_gmt":"2021-07-06T14:49:53","slug":"section-exercises-14","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/frontrange-introstats1\/chapter\/section-exercises-14\/","title":{"raw":"Section Exercises","rendered":"Section Exercises"},"content":{"raw":"<div id=\"fs-idp104599392\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n<h2>Stem-and-Leaf Graphs (Stemplots), Line Graphs, and Bar Graphs<\/h2>\r\n<div data-type=\"newline\"><strong><em data-effect=\"italics\">For each of the following data sets, create a stem plot and identify any outliers.<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\r\n1. The miles per gallon rating for [latex]30[\/latex] cars are shown below (lowest to highest). \u00a0[latex]19[\/latex], [latex]19[\/latex], [latex]19[\/latex], [latex]20[\/latex], [latex]21[\/latex], [latex]21[\/latex], [latex]25[\/latex], [latex]25[\/latex], [latex]25[\/latex], [latex]26[\/latex], [latex]26[\/latex], [latex]28[\/latex], [latex]29[\/latex], [latex]31[\/latex], [latex]31[\/latex], [latex]32[\/latex], [latex]32[\/latex], [latex]33[\/latex], [latex]34[\/latex], [latex]35[\/latex], [latex]36[\/latex], [latex]37[\/latex], [latex]37[\/latex], [latex]38[\/latex], [latex]38[\/latex], [latex]38[\/latex], [latex]38[\/latex], [latex]41[\/latex], [latex]43[\/latex], [latex]43[\/latex]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm37847504\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\">\r\n\r\n2. The height in feet of [latex]25[\/latex] trees is shown below (lowest to highest). \u00a0[latex]25[\/latex], [latex]27[\/latex], [latex]33[\/latex], [latex]34[\/latex], [latex]34[\/latex], [latex]34[\/latex], [latex]35[\/latex], [latex]37[\/latex], [latex]37[\/latex], [latex]38[\/latex], [latex]39[\/latex], [latex]39[\/latex], [latex]39[\/latex], [latex]40[\/latex], [latex]41[\/latex], [latex]45[\/latex], [latex]46[\/latex], [latex]47[\/latex], [latex]49[\/latex], [latex]50[\/latex], [latex]50[\/latex], [latex]53[\/latex], [latex]53[\/latex], [latex]54[\/latex], [latex]54[\/latex]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"exercise8\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp105863648\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">3. The data are the prices of different laptops at an electronics store. Round each value to the nearest ten. \u00a0[latex]249[\/latex], [latex]249[\/latex], [latex]260[\/latex], [latex]265[\/latex], [latex]265[\/latex], [latex]280[\/latex], [latex]299[\/latex], [latex]299[\/latex], [latex]309[\/latex], [latex]319[\/latex], [latex]325[\/latex], [latex]326[\/latex], [latex]350[\/latex], [latex]350[\/latex], [latex]350[\/latex], [latex]365[\/latex], [latex]369[\/latex], [latex]389[\/latex], [latex]409[\/latex], [latex]459[\/latex], [latex]489[\/latex], [latex]559[\/latex], [latex]569[\/latex], [latex]570[\/latex], [latex]610[\/latex]<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp114380816\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\">4. The data are daily high temperatures in a town for one month. \u00a0[latex]61[\/latex], [latex]61[\/latex], [latex]62[\/latex], [latex]64[\/latex], [latex]66[\/latex], [latex]67[\/latex], [latex]67[\/latex], [latex]67[\/latex], [latex]68[\/latex], [latex]69[\/latex], [latex]70[\/latex], [latex]70[\/latex], [latex]70[\/latex], [latex]71[\/latex], [latex]71[\/latex], [latex]72[\/latex], [latex]74[\/latex], [latex]74[\/latex], [latex]74[\/latex], [latex]75[\/latex], [latex]75[\/latex], [latex]75[\/latex], [latex]76[\/latex], [latex]76[\/latex], [latex]77[\/latex], [latex]78[\/latex], [latex]78[\/latex], [latex]79[\/latex], [latex]79[\/latex], [latex]95[\/latex]<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div data-type=\"newline\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<div data-type=\"newline\">\r\n\r\n<strong><em data-effect=\"italics\">For the next three exercises, use the data to construct a line graph.<\/em><\/strong>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp113295424\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp29821584\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n5. In a survey, [latex]40[\/latex] people were asked how many times they visited a store before making a major purchase. The results are shown in the table.\r\n<table id=\"M01_Ch02_tbl018\" summary=\"\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Number of times in store<\/th>\r\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]4[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]10[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]3[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]16[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]4[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]6[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]4[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp47635040\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">6. In a survey, several people were asked how many years it has been since they purchased a mattress. The results are shown in the table.<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp11360192\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp6234528\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n<table id=\"M01_Ch02_tbl019\" summary=\"\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Years since last purchase<\/th>\r\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]0[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]8[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]13[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]3[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]22[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]4[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]16[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]9[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp113509472\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp113509728\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n7. Several children were asked how many TV shows they watch each day. The results of the survey are shown in the table.\r\n<table id=\"M01_Ch02_tbl020\" summary=\"\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Number of TV Shows<\/th>\r\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]0[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]12[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]18[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]36[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]3[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]7[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]4[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp49973120\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">8. The students in Ms. Ramirez\u2019s math class have birthdays in each of the four seasons. The table\u00a0shows the four seasons, the number of students who have birthdays in each season, and the percentage (%) of students in each group. Construct a bar graph showing the number of students.<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"exercise13\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp84353344\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n<table id=\"M01_Ch02_tbl021\" summary=\"\"><colgroup> <col data-align=\"center\" \/> <col \/> <col \/><\/colgroup>\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Seasons<\/th>\r\n<th data-align=\"center\">Number of students<\/th>\r\n<th data-align=\"center\">Proportion of population<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Spring<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]8[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]24[\/latex]%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Summer<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]9[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]26[\/latex]%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Autumn<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]11[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]32[\/latex]%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Winter<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]6[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]18[\/latex]%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp114173136\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp114173392\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">9. Using the data from Mrs. Ramirez\u2019s math class supplied in the tables, construct a bar graph showing the percentages.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div data-type=\"problem\"><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp114173136\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp107574416\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\">10. David County has six high schools. Each school sent students to participate in a county-wide science competition. The table\u00a0shows the percentage breakdown of competitors from each school, and the percentage of the entire student population of the county that goes to each school. Construct a bar graph that shows the population percentage of competitors from each school.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"exercise10\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm2655872\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n<table id=\"M01_Ch02_tbl022\" summary=\"\"><colgroup> <col data-align=\"center\" \/> <col data-align=\"left\" \/> <col data-align=\"left\" \/><\/colgroup>\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>High School<\/th>\r\n<th data-align=\"center\">Science competition population<\/th>\r\n<th data-align=\"center\">Overall student population<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Alabaster<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]28.9[\/latex]%<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]8.6[\/latex]%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Concordia<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]7.6[\/latex]%<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]23.2[\/latex]%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Genoa<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]12.1[\/latex]%<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]15.0[\/latex]%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Mocksville<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]18.5[\/latex]%<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]14.3[\/latex]%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Tynneson<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]24.2[\/latex]%<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]10.1[\/latex]%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>West End<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]8.7[\/latex]%<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]28.8[\/latex]%<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp107146752\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp107568048\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">11. Use the data from the David County science competition supplied in the table above. Construct a bar graph that shows the county-wide population percentage of students at each school.<\/div>\r\n<div data-type=\"problem\"><\/div>\r\n<div data-type=\"problem\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem; orphans: 1; text-align: initial;\">12. Student grades on a chemistry exam were: [latex]77[\/latex], [latex]78[\/latex], [latex]76[\/latex], [latex]81[\/latex], [latex]86[\/latex], [latex]51[\/latex], [latex]79[\/latex], [latex]82[\/latex], [latex]84[\/latex], [latex]99[\/latex]<\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp49136992\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp49137248\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n<ol id=\"fs-idp96417840\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\r\n \t<li>Construct a stem-and-leaf plot of the data.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Are there any potential outliers? If so, which scores are they? Why do you consider them outliers?<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"eip-440\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"eip-765\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n13.\u00a0The table\u00a0contains the 2010 obesity rates in U.S. states and Washington, DC.\r\n<table id=\"M01_Ch02_tbl024\" summary=\"The tables represents United States states and Obesity Rates. The first column and third columns list the names of the states and the second and fourth columns list Obesity Rates.\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>State<\/th>\r\n<th>Percent (%)<\/th>\r\n<th>State<\/th>\r\n<th>Percent (%)<\/th>\r\n<th>State<\/th>\r\n<th>Percent (%)<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Alabama<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]32.2[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Kentucky<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]31.3[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>North Dakota<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]27.2[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Alaska<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]24.5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Louisiana<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]31.0[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Ohio<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]29.2[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Arizona<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]24.3[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Maine<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]26.8[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Oklahoma<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]30.4[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Arkansas<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]30.1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Maryland<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]27.1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Oregon<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]26.8[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>California<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]24.0[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Massachusetts<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]23.0[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Pennsylvania<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]28.6[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Colorado<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]21.0[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Michigan<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]30.9[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Rhode Island<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]25.5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Connecticut<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]22.5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Minnesota<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]24.8[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>South Carolina<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]31.5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Delaware<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]28.0[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Mississippi<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]34.0[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>South Dakota<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]27.3[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Washington, DC<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]22.2[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Missouri<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]30.5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Tennessee<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]30.8[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Florida<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]26.6[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Montana<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]23.0[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Texas<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]31.0[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Georgia<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]29.6[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Nebraska<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]26.9[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Utah<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]22.5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Hawaii<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]22.7[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Nevada<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]22.4[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Vermont<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]23.2[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Idaho<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]26.5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>New Hampshire<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]25.0[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Virginia<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]26.0[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Illinois<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]28.2[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>New Jersey<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]23.8[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Washington<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]25.5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Indiana<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]29.6[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>New Mexico<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]25.1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>West Virginia<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]32.5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Iowa<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]28.4[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>New York<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]23.9[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Wisconsin<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]26.3[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Kansas<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]29.4[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>North Carolina<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]27.8[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Wyoming<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]25.1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<ol id=\"Obesity_Rate_Bar_Graphs\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\r\n \t<li>Use a random number generator to randomly pick eight states. Construct a bar graph of the obesity rates of those eight states.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Construct a bar graph for all the states beginning with the letter \"A.\"<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Construct a bar graph for all the states beginning with the letter \"M.\"<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp82639856\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n<h2>Histograms, Frequency Polygons, and Time Series Graphs<\/h2>\r\n14. Sixty-five randomly selected car salespersons were asked the number of cars they generally sell in one week. Fourteen people answered that they generally sell three cars; nineteen generally sell four cars; twelve generally sell five cars; nine generally sell six cars; eleven generally sell seven cars. Complete the table.\r\n<table id=\"table001\" summary=\"Blank table where data can be reported with the first column designated for the data value, or number of cars, the second column for frequency, the third column for relative frequency, and the fourth column for cumulative frequency.\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Data Value (# cars)<\/th>\r\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\r\n<th>Relative Frequency<\/th>\r\n<th>Cumulative Relative Frequency<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"element-625\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"id9456620\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">15. What does the frequency column in <a class=\"autogenerated-content\" href=\"http:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/30189442-6998-4686-ac05-ed152b91b9de@17.44:11\/Introductory-Statistics#table001\">Table<\/a> sum to? Why?<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"id6523440\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\">16. What does the relative frequency column in <a class=\"autogenerated-content\" href=\"http:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/30189442-6998-4686-ac05-ed152b91b9de@17.44:11\/Introductory-Statistics#table001\">Table<\/a> sum to? Why?<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"exercisetwo\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"id17920864\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">17. What is the difference between relative frequency and frequency for each data value in <a class=\"autogenerated-content\" href=\"http:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/30189442-6998-4686-ac05-ed152b91b9de@17.44:11\/Introductory-Statistics#table001\">Table<\/a>?<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"eip-idm45288784\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\">18. What is the difference between cumulative relative frequency and relative frequency for each data value?<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp48667136\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp71409056\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n19. To construct the histogram for the data in <a class=\"autogenerated-content\" href=\"http:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/30189442-6998-4686-ac05-ed152b91b9de@17.44:11\/Introductory-Statistics#table001\">Table<\/a>, determine appropriate minimum and maximum <em data-effect=\"italics\">x<\/em> and <em data-effect=\"italics\">y<\/em> values and the scaling. Sketch the histogram. Label the horizontal and vertical axes with words. Include numerical scaling.\r\n<figure id=\"eip-idp57691072\"><span id=\"id9045474\" data-type=\"media\" data-alt=\"An empty graph template for use with this question.\" data-display=\"block\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2016\/04\/21214259\/fig-ch02_11_01.jpg\" alt=\"An empty graph template for use with this question.\" width=\"350\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpg\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm9409296\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\"><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm40930928\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp54569920\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n20. Construct a frequency polygon for the following:\r\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha;\">\r\n \t<li>\r\n<table id=\"fs-idp20313088\" summary=\"\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Pulse Rates for Women<\/th>\r\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]60\u201369[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]12[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]70\u201379[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]14[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]80\u201389[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]11[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]90\u201399[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]100\u2013109[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]110\u2013119[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]0[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]120\u2013129[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<table id=\"fs-idp49451248\" summary=\"\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Actual Speed in a [latex]30[\/latex] MPH Zone<\/th>\r\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]42\u201345[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]25[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]46\u201349[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]14[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]50\u201353[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]7[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]54\u201357[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]3[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]58\u201361[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<table id=\"fs-idm48042480\" summary=\"\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Tar (mg) in Nonfiltered Cigarettes<\/th>\r\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]10\u201313[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]14\u201317[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]0[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]18\u201321[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]15[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]22\u201325[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]7[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]26\u201329[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp36783568\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp28008576\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n21. Construct a frequency polygon from the frequency distribution for the [latex]50[\/latex] highest ranked countries for depth of hunger.\r\n<table id=\"fs-idp37785744\" summary=\"\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Depth of Hunger<\/th>\r\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]230\u2013259[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]21[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]260\u2013289[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]13[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]290\u2013319[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]320\u2013349[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]7[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]350\u2013379[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]380\u2013409[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]410\u2013439[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm33153920\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\"><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm37056320\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp1515264\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n22. Use the two frequency tables to compare the life expectancy of men and women from [latex]20[\/latex] randomly selected countries. Include an overlayed frequency polygon and discuss the shapes of the distributions, the center, the spread, and any outliers. What can we conclude about the life expectancy of women compared to men?\r\n<table id=\"fs-idm38094912\" summary=\"\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Life Expectancy at Birth \u2013 Women<\/th>\r\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]49\u201355[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]3[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]56\u201362[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]3[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]63\u201369[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]70\u201376[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]3[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]77\u201383[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]8[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]84\u201390[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<table id=\"fs-idm37006144\" summary=\"\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Life Expectancy at Birth \u2013 Men<\/th>\r\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]49\u201355[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]3[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]56\u201362[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]3[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]63\u201369[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]70\u201376[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]77\u201383[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]7[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]84\u201390[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"eip-583\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"eip-945\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n23. Construct a times series graph for (a) the number of male births, (b) the number of female births, and (c) the total number of births.\r\n<table id=\"fs-idp121703664\" summary=\"\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Sex\/Year<\/td>\r\n<td>1855<\/td>\r\n<td>1856<\/td>\r\n<td>1857<\/td>\r\n<td>1858<\/td>\r\n<td>1859<\/td>\r\n<td>1860<\/td>\r\n<td>1861<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Female<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]45,545[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]49,582[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]50,257[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]50,324[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]51,915[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]51,220[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]52,403[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Male<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]47,804[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]52,239[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]53,158[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]53,694[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]54,628[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]54,409[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]54,606[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Total<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]93,349[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]101,821[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]103,415[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]104,018[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]106,543[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]105,629[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]107,009[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<table id=\"fs-idp98414384\" summary=\"\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Sex\/Year<\/td>\r\n<td>1862<\/td>\r\n<td>1863<\/td>\r\n<td>1864<\/td>\r\n<td>1865<\/td>\r\n<td>1866<\/td>\r\n<td>1867<\/td>\r\n<td>1868<\/td>\r\n<td>1869<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Female<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]51,812[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]53,115[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]54,959[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]54,850[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]55,307[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]55,527[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]56,292[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]55,033[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Male<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]55,257[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]56,226[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]57,374[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]58,220[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]58,360[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]58,517[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]59,222[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]58,321[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Total<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]107,069[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]109,341[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]112,333[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]113,070[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]113,667[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]114,044[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]115,514[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]113,354[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<table id=\"fs-idp108871120\" summary=\"\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Sex\/Year<\/td>\r\n<td>1871<\/td>\r\n<td>1870<\/td>\r\n<td>1872<\/td>\r\n<td>1871<\/td>\r\n<td>1872<\/td>\r\n<td>1827<\/td>\r\n<td>1874<\/td>\r\n<td>1875<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Female<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]56,099[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]56,431[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]57,472[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]56,099[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]57,472[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]58,233[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]60,109[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]60,146[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Male<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]60,029[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]58,959[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]61,293[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]60,029[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]61,293[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]61,467[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]63,602[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]63,432[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Total<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]116,128[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]115,390[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]118,765[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]116,128[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]118,765[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]119,700[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]123,711[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]123,578[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"eip-246\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\"><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"eip-301\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n24. The following data sets list full-time police per [latex]100,000[\/latex] citizens along with homicides per [latex]100,000[\/latex] citizens for the city of Detroit, Michigan during the period from 1961 to 1973.\r\n<table id=\"fs-idm6896512\" summary=\"\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Year<\/td>\r\n<td>1961<\/td>\r\n<td>1962<\/td>\r\n<td>1963<\/td>\r\n<td>1964<\/td>\r\n<td>1965<\/td>\r\n<td>1966<\/td>\r\n<td>1967<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Police<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]260.35[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]269.8[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]272.04[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]272.96[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]272.51[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]261.34[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]268.89[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Homicides<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]8.6[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]8.9[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]8.52[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]8.89[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]13.07[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]14.57[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]21.36[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<table id=\"fs-idp13023344\" summary=\"\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Year<\/td>\r\n<td>1968<\/td>\r\n<td>1969<\/td>\r\n<td>1970<\/td>\r\n<td>1971<\/td>\r\n<td>1972<\/td>\r\n<td>1973<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Police<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]295.99[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]319.87[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]341.43[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]356.59[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]376.69[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]390.19[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Homicides<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]28.03[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]31.49[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]37.39[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]46.26[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]47.24[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]52.33[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha;\">\r\n \t<li>Construct a double time series graph using a common [latex]x[\/latex]-axis for both sets of data.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Which variable increased the fastest? Explain.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Did Detroit\u2019s increase in police officers have an impact on the murder rate? Explain.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp53668112\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp53668368\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n25. Suppose that three book publishers were interested in the number of fiction paperbacks adult consumers purchase per month. Each publisher conducted a survey. In the survey, adult consumers were asked the number of fiction paperbacks they had purchased the previous month. The results are as follows:\r\n<table id=\"fs-idp71816400\" summary=\"The tables presents the number of books purchased by adults by three different publishers. Publisher A is the first table with number of books in the first column, from [latex]0-8[\/latex], frequency in the second column, and relative frequency in the third column which is blank.\"><caption><span data-type=\"title\">Publisher A<\/span><\/caption>\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th># of books<\/th>\r\n<th>Freq.<\/th>\r\n<th>Rel. Freq.<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]0[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]10[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]12[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]16[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]3[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]12[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]4[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]8[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]6[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]6[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]8[latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]2[latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<table id=\"fs-idp43657824\" summary=\"Publisher B is the second table with number of books in the first column, from [latex]0-5, 7, 9[\/latex], frequency in the second column, and relative frequency in the third column which is blank.\"><caption><span data-type=\"title\">Publisher B<\/span><\/caption>\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th># of books<\/th>\r\n<th>Freq.<\/th>\r\n<th>Rel. Freq.<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]0[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]18[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]24[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]24[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]3[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]22[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]4[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]15[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]10[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]7[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]9[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<table id=\"fs-idm93843856\" summary=\"Publisher C is the first table with number of books in the first column, [latex]0-1, 2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9[\/latex], frequency in the second column, and relative frequency in the third column which is blank.\"><caption><span data-type=\"title\">Publisher C<\/span><\/caption>\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th># of books<\/th>\r\n<th>Freq.<\/th>\r\n<th>Rel. Freq.<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]0\u20131[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]20[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]2\u20133[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]35[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]4\u20135[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]12[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]6\u20137[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]8\u20139[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<ol id=\"element-460\" data-mark-suffix=\".\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Find the relative frequencies for each survey. Write them in the charts.<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Using either a graphing calculator, computer, or by hand, use the frequency column to construct a histogram for each publisher's survey. For Publishers A and B, make bar widths of one. For Publisher C, make bar widths of two.<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">In complete sentences, give two reasons why the graphs for Publishers A and B are not identical.<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Would you have expected the graph for Publisher C to look like the other two graphs? Why or why not?<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Make new histograms for Publisher A and Publisher B. This time, make bar widths of two.<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Now, compare the graph for Publisher C to the new graphs for Publishers A and B. Are the graphs more similar or more different? Explain your answer.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"eip-457\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp16459264\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n26. Often, cruise ships conduct all on-board transactions, with the exception of gambling, on a cashless basis. At the end of the cruise, guests pay one bill that covers all onboard transactions. Suppose that [latex]60[\/latex] single travelers and [latex]70[\/latex] couples were surveyed as to their on-board bills for a seven-day cruise from Los Angeles to the Mexican Riviera. Following is a summary of the bills for each group.\r\n<table id=\"fs-idp40233520\" summary=\"This table presents the amount of cruise bills by guest type. The first table is for singles with the first column listing the bill amount, the second column listing the frequency, and the third column labeled for relative frequency which is blank.\"><caption><span data-type=\"title\">Singles<\/span><\/caption>\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Amount($)<\/th>\r\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\r\n<th>Rel. Frequency<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]51\u2013100[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]101\u2013150[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]10[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]151\u2013200[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]15[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]201\u2013250[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]15[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]251\u2013300[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]10[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]301\u2013350[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<table id=\"fs-idp2601840\" summary=\"The second table is for couples with the first column listing the bill amount, the second column listing the frequency, and the third column labeled for relative frequency which is blank.\"><caption><span data-type=\"title\">Couples<\/span><\/caption>\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Amount($)<\/th>\r\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\r\n<th>Rel. Frequency<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]100\u2013150[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]201\u2013250[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]251\u2013300[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]301\u2013350[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]351\u2013400[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]10[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]401\u2013450[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]10[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]451\u2013500[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]10[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]501\u2013550[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]10[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]551\u2013600[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]601\u2013650[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<ol id=\"fs-idm19738640\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\r\n \t<li>Fill in the relative frequency for each group.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Construct a histogram for the singles group. Scale the [latex]x[\/latex]-axis by [latex]$50[\/latex] widths. Use relative frequency on the [latex]y[\/latex]-axis.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Construct a histogram for the couples group. Scale the [latex]x[\/latex]-axis by [latex]$50[\/latex] widths. Use relative frequency on the [latex]y[\/latex]-axis.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Compare the two graphs:\r\n<ol id=\"nestlist8\" data-mark-suffix=\".\" data-number-style=\"lower-roman\">\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">List two similarities between the graphs.<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">List two differences between the graphs.<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Overall, are the graphs more similar or different?<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Construct a new graph for the couples by hand. Since each couple is paying for two individuals, instead of scaling the [latex]x[\/latex]-axis by [latex]$50[\/latex], scale it by [latex]$100[\/latex]. Use relative frequency on the [latex]y[\/latex]-axis.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Compare the graph for the singles with the new graph for the couples:\r\n<ol id=\"nestlist9\" data-mark-suffix=\".\" data-number-style=\"lower-roman\">\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">List two similarities between the graphs.<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Overall, are the graphs more similar or different?<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>How did scaling the couples graph differently change the way you compared it to the singles graph?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Based on the graphs, do you think that individuals spend the same amount, more or less, as singles as they do person by person as a couple? Explain why in one or two complete sentences.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp34240\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\"><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp73179824\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp73180080\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n27. Twenty-five randomly selected students were asked the number of movies they watched the previous week. The results are as follows.\r\n<table id=\"fs-idp75182816\" summary=\"The table presents the number of movies [latex]25[\/latex] students watched in the previous week. The first column lists the number of movies from [latex]0-4[\/latex], the second column lists the frequency with the values of [latex]5, 9, 6, 4, 1[\/latex], the third column is for relative frequency and is blank, and the fourth column is for cumulative relative frequency and is blank.\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th># of movies<\/th>\r\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\r\n<th>Relative Frequency<\/th>\r\n<th>Cumulative Relative Frequency<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]0[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]9[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]6[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]3[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]4[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]4[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<ol id=\"element-113\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\r\n \t<li>Construct a histogram of the data.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Complete the columns of the chart.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<strong><em data-effect=\"italics\">Use the following information to answer the next two exercises:<\/em><\/strong>\r\n\r\nSuppose one hundred eleven people who shopped in a special t-shirt store were asked the number of t-shirts they own costing more than [latex]$19[\/latex] each.\r\n<img src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2016\/04\/21214301\/fig-ch02_13_11.jpg\" alt=\"A histogram showing the results of a survey. Of 111 respondents, 5 own 1 t-shirt costing more than $19, 17 own 2, 23 own 3, 39 own 4, 25 own 5, 2 own 6, and no respondents own 7.\" width=\"350\" data-media-type=\"image\/JPG\" \/>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm24292288\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm24292032\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n28. The percentage of people who own at most three t-shirts costing more than [latex]$19[\/latex] each is approximately:\r\n<ol id=\"ni6\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\r\n \t<li>[latex]21[\/latex]<\/li>\r\n \t<li>[latex]59[\/latex]<\/li>\r\n \t<li>[latex]41[\/latex]<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Cannot be determined<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"id6146639\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\"><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"element-195\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"id3671758\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n29. If the data were collected by asking the first [latex]111[\/latex] people who entered the store, then the type of sampling is:\r\n<ol id=\"ni7\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\r\n \t<li>cluster<\/li>\r\n \t<li>simple random<\/li>\r\n \t<li>stratified<\/li>\r\n \t<li>convenience<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp13768528\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm31496800\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n30. Following are the 2010 obesity rates by U.S. states and Washington, DC.\r\n<table id=\"Obesity_Rates_2008\" summary=\"The tables represents United States states and Obesity Rates. The first column and third columns list the names of the states and the second and fourth columns list Obesity Rates.\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>State<\/th>\r\n<th>Percent (%)<\/th>\r\n<th>State<\/th>\r\n<th>Percent (%)<\/th>\r\n<th>State<\/th>\r\n<th>Percent (%)<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Alabama<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]32.2[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Kentucky<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]31.3[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>North Dakota<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]27.2[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Alaska<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]24.5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Louisiana<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]31.0[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Ohio<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]29.2[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Arizona<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]24.3[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Maine<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]26.8[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Oklahoma<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]30.4[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Arkansas<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]30.1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Maryland<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]27.1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Oregon<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]26.8[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>California<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]24.0[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Massachusetts<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]23.0[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Pennsylvania<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]28.6[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Colorado<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]21.0[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Michigan<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]30.9[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Rhode Island<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]25.5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Connecticut<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]22.5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Minnesota<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]24.8[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>South Carolina<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]31.5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Delaware<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]28.0[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Mississippi<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]34.0[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>South Dakota<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]27.3[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Washington, DC<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]22.2[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Missouri<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]30.5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Tennessee<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]30.8[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Florida<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]26.6[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Montana<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]23.0[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Texas<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]31.0[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Georgia<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]29.6[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Nebraska<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]26.9[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Utah<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]22.5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Hawaii<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]22.7[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Nevada<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]22.4[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Vermont<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]23.2[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Idaho<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]26.5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>New Hampshire<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]25.0[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Virginia<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]26.0[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Illinois<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]28.2[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>New Jersey<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]23.8[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Washington<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]25.5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Indiana<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]29.6[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>New Mexico<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]25.1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>West Virginia<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]32.5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Iowa<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]28.4[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>New York<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]23.9[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Wisconsin<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]26.3[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Kansas<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]29.4[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>North Carolina<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]27.8[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>Wyoming<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]25.1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\nConstruct a bar graph of obesity rates of your state and the four states closest to your state. Hint: Label the [latex]x[\/latex]-axis with the states.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2>Measures of the Location of the Data<\/h2>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm38839376\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">31. Listed are 29 ages for Academy Award winning best actors <em data-effect=\"italics\">in order from smallest to largest.<\/em>\r\n[latex]18[\/latex]; [latex]21[\/latex]; [latex]22[\/latex]; [latex]25[\/latex]; [latex]26[\/latex]; [latex]27[\/latex]; [latex]29[\/latex]; [latex]30[\/latex]; [latex]31[\/latex]; [latex]33[\/latex]; [latex]36[\/latex]; [latex]37[\/latex]; [latex]41[\/latex]; [latex]42[\/latex]; [latex]47[\/latex]; [latex]52[\/latex]; [latex]55[\/latex]; [latex]57[\/latex]; [latex]58[\/latex]; [latex]62[\/latex]; [latex]64[\/latex]; [latex]67[\/latex]; [latex]69[\/latex]; [latex]71[\/latex]; [latex]72[\/latex]; [latex]73[\/latex]; [latex]74[\/latex]; [latex]76[\/latex]; [latex]77[\/latex]\r\n<ol id=\"fs-idp12728784\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\r\n \t<li>Find the [latex]40[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentile.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Find the [latex]78[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentile.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm60642032\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm1110784\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\"><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm4719584\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm4719328\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n32. Listed are [latex]32[\/latex] ages for Academy Award winning best actors <em data-effect=\"italics\">in order from smallest to largest.<\/em>[latex]18[\/latex]; [latex]18[\/latex]; [latex]21[\/latex]; [latex]22[\/latex]; [latex]25[\/latex]; [latex]26[\/latex]; [latex]27[\/latex]; [latex]29[\/latex]; [latex]30[\/latex]; [latex]31[\/latex]; [latex]31[\/latex]; [latex]33[\/latex]; [latex]36[\/latex]; [latex]37[\/latex]; [latex]37[\/latex]; [latex]41[\/latex]; [latex]42[\/latex]; [latex]47[\/latex]; [latex]52[\/latex]; [latex]55[\/latex]; [latex]57[\/latex]; [latex]58[\/latex]; [latex]62[\/latex]; [latex]64[\/latex]; [latex]67[\/latex]; [latex]69[\/latex]; [latex]71[\/latex]; [latex]72[\/latex]; [latex]73[\/latex]; [latex]74[\/latex]; [latex]76[\/latex]; [latex]77[\/latex]\r\n<ol id=\"fs-idm82651968\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\r\n \t<li>Find the percentile of [latex]37[\/latex].<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Find the percentile of [latex]72[\/latex].<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp30887728\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp30887984\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">33. Jesse was ranked [latex]37[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> in his graduating class of 180 students. At what percentile is Jesse\u2019s ranking?<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"eip-id1168182229232\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"eip-id1168183555687\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n<ol id=\"eip-id1168185190290\" data-mark-suffix=\".\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">For runners in a race, a low time means a faster run. The winners in a race have the shortest running times. Is it more desirable to have a finish time with a high or a low percentile when running a race?<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">The [latex]20[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentile of run times in a particular race is [latex]5.2[\/latex] minutes. Write a sentence interpreting the [latex]20[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentile in the context of the situation.<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">A bicyclist in the [latex]90[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentile of a bicycle race completed the race in [latex]1[\/latex] hour and [latex]12[\/latex] minutes. Is he among the fastest or slowest cyclists in the race? Write a sentence interpreting the [latex]90[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentile in the context of the situation.<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">For runners in a race, a higher speed means a faster run. Is it more desirable to have a speed with a high or a low percentile when running a race?<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">The [latex]40[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentile of speeds in a particular race is [latex]7.5[\/latex] miles per hour. Write a sentence interpreting the [latex]40[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentile in the context of the situation.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"eip-id1168217995987\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"eip-id1168183864592\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">34. On an exam, would it be more desirable to earn a grade with a high or low percentile? Explain.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"eip-id1168183173702\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"eip-id1168227404691\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">35. Mina is waiting in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). Her wait time of [latex]32[\/latex] minutes is the [latex]85[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentile of wait times. Is that good or bad? Write a sentence interpreting the [latex]85[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentile in the context of this situation.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"eip-id1168213546999\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"eip-id1168188876815\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">36. In a survey collecting data about the salaries earned by recent college graduates, Li found that her salary was in the [latex]78[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentile. Should Li be pleased or upset by this result? Explain.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"eip-id1168214876383\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"eip-id7327842\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">37. In a study collecting data about the repair costs of damage to automobiles in a certain type of crash tests, a certain model of car had [latex]$1,700[\/latex] in damage and was in the [latex]90[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentile. Should the manufacturer and the consumer be pleased or upset by this result? Explain and write a sentence that interprets the [latex]90[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentile in the context of this problem.<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"eip-id1168214946038\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">38. The University of California has two criteria used to set admission standards for freshman to be admitted to a college in the UC system:<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"eip-id1168195852900\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"eip-id1168225195383\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n<ol id=\"eip-id1168211096380\" data-mark-suffix=\"\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\"\">Students' GPAs and scores on standardized tests (SATs and ACTs) are entered into a formula that calculates an \"admissions index\" score. The admissions index score is used to set eligibility standards intended to meet the goal of admitting the top [latex]12[\/latex]% of high school students in the state. In this context, what percentile does the top [latex]12[\/latex]% represent?<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\"\">Students whose GPAs are at or above the [latex]96[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentile of all students at their high school are eligible (called eligible in the local context), even if they are not in the top [latex]12[\/latex]% of all students in the state. What percentage of students from each high school are \"eligible in the local context\"?<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"eip-id1168223160542\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"eip-id7507305\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">39. Suppose that you are buying a house. You and your realtor have determined that the most expensive house you can afford is the [latex]34[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentile. The [latex]34[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentile of housing prices is [latex]$240,000[\/latex] in the town you want to move to. In this town, can you afford [latex]34[\/latex]% of the houses or [latex]66[\/latex]% of the houses?<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"eip-id1168213876148\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">40. Use 39\u00a0to calculate the following values:<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"exercisenine\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"id21439538\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\nFirst quartile = _______\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"exerciseten\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"id4433542\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\nSecond quartile = median = [latex]50[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentile = _______\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"id12404344\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\">Third quartile = _______<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"exercisetwelve\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"id13392439\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\nInterquartile range ([latex]IQR[\/latex]) = _____ \u2013 _____ = _____\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"id10710871\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\">[latex]10[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentile = _______<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"exercisefourteen\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"id21409553\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">[latex]70[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentile = _______<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"id23430727\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\">41. The median age for U.S. blacks currently is [latex]30.9[\/latex] years; for U.S. whites it is [latex]42.3[\/latex] years.Based upon this information, give two reasons why the black median age could be lower than the white median age.\u00a0Does the lower median age for blacks necessarily mean that blacks die younger than whites? Why or why not?\u00a0How might it be possible for blacks and whites to die at approximately the same age, but for the median age for whites to be higher?<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div id=\"element-927\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"id3483376\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n42. Six hundred adult Americans were asked by telephone poll, \"What do you think constitutes a middle-class income?\" The results are in the table. Also, include left endpoint, but not the right endpoint.\r\n<table id=\"element-588\" summary=\"This table presents the results from a poll on what Americans thought constituted middle class. The first column lists the salary and the second column lists the relative frequency. There are 8 rows.\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Salary ($)<\/th>\r\n<th>Relative Frequency<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>&lt;[latex]20,000[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]0.02[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]20,000\u201325,000[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]0.09[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]25,000\u201330,000[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]0.19[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]30,000\u201340,000[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]0.26[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]40,000\u201350,000[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]0.18[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]50,000\u201375,000[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]0.17[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]75,000\u201399,999[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]0.02[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]100,000+[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]0.01[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<ol data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\r\n \t<li>What percentage of the survey answered \"not sure\"?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>What percentage think that middle-class is from [latex]$25,000[\/latex] to [latex]$50,000[\/latex]?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Construct a histogram of the data.\r\n<ol id=\"nestlist3\" data-mark-suffix=\".\" data-number-style=\"lower-roman\">\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Should all bars have the same width, based on the data? Why or why not?<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">How should the &lt;[latex]20,000[\/latex] and the [latex]100,000+[\/latex] intervals be handled? Why?<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Find the [latex]40[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> and [latex]80[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentiles<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Construct a bar graph of the data<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"eip-idp78472880\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\"><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp35930608\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"id3500598\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n43. Given the following box plot:\r\n<figure id=\"fs-idm476896\"><span id=\"id4775287\" data-type=\"media\" data-alt=\"This is a horizontal boxplot graphed over a number line from 0 to 13. The first whisker extends from the smallest value, 0, to the first quartile, 2. The box begins at the first quartile and extends to third quartile, 12. A vertical, dashed line is drawn at median, 10. The second whisker extends from the third quartile to largest value, 13.\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2016\/04\/21214303\/fig-ch02_13_02.jpg\" alt=\"This is a horizontal boxplot graphed over a number line from 0 to 13. The first whisker extends from the smallest value, 0, to the first quartile, 2. The box begins at the first quartile and extends to third quartile, 12. A vertical, dashed line is drawn at median, 10. The second whisker extends from the third quartile to largest value, 13.\" width=\"400\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpg\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\r\n<ol id=\"element-328\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\r\n \t<li>Which quarter has the smallest spread of data? What is that spread?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Which quarter has the largest spread of data? What is that spread?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Find the interquartile range ([latex]IQR[\/latex]).<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Are there more data in the interval [latex]5\u201310[\/latex] or in the interval [latex]10\u201313[\/latex]? How do you know this?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Which interval has the fewest data in it? How do you know this?\r\n<ol id=\"nestlist7\" data-mark-suffix=\".\" data-number-style=\"lower-roman\">\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">[latex]0\u20132[\/latex]<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">[latex]2\u20134[\/latex]<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">[latex]10\u201312[\/latex]<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">[latex]12\u201313[\/latex]<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">need more information<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"element-284\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"id3912087\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n44. The following box plot shows the U.S. population for 1990, the latest available year.\r\n<figure id=\"fs-idm132205520\"><span id=\"id7587202\" data-type=\"media\" data-alt=\"A box plot with values from 0 to 105, with Q1 at 17, M at 33, and Q3 at 50.\"> <img src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2016\/04\/21214308\/fig-ch02_13_08.jpg\" alt=\"A box plot with values from 0 to 105, with Q1 at 17, M at 33, and Q3 at 50.\" width=\"400\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpg\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\r\n<ol data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\r\n \t<li>Are there fewer or more children (age [latex]17[\/latex] and under) than senior citizens (age [latex]65[\/latex] and over)? How do you know?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>[latex]12.6%[\/latex] are age [latex]65[\/latex] and over. Approximately what percentage of the population are working age adults (above age [latex]17[\/latex] to age [latex]65[\/latex])?<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h2>Box Plots<\/h2>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp68490208\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp68490464\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n45. In a survey of [latex]20[\/latex]-year-olds in China, Germany, and the United States, people were asked the number of foreign countries they had visited in their lifetime. The following box plots display the results.\r\n<figure id=\"fs-idm75185920\"><span id=\"fs-idm9643216\" data-type=\"media\" data-alt=\"This shows three boxplots graphed over a number line from 0 to 11. The boxplots match the supplied data, and compare the countries' results. The China boxplot has a single whisker from 0 to 5. The Germany box plot's median is equal to the third quartile, so there is a dashed line at right edge of box. The America boxplot does not have a left whisker.\" data-display=\"block\"><img src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2016\/04\/21214309\/fig-ch02_13_01_rev.jpg\" alt=\"This shows three boxplots graphed over a number line from 0 to 11. The boxplots match the supplied data, and compare the countries' results. The China boxplot has a single whisker from 0 to 5. The Germany box plot's median is equal to the third quartile, so there is a dashed line at right edge of box. The America boxplot does not have a left whisker.\" width=\"420\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpg\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\r\n<ol id=\"fs-idm29105040\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\r\n \t<li>In complete sentences, describe what the shape of each box plot implies about the distribution of the data collected.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Have more Americans or more Germans surveyed been to over eight foreign countries?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Compare the three box plots. What do they imply about the foreign travel of [latex]20[\/latex]-year-old residents of the three countries when compared to each other?<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"element-606\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"id4047646\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n46. Given the following box plot, answer the questions.\r\n<figure id=\"fs-idp53170192\"><span id=\"id4992419\" data-type=\"media\" data-alt=\"This is a boxplot graphed over a number line from 0 to 150. There is no first, or left, whisker. The box starts at the first quartile, 0, and ends at the third quartile, 80. A vertical, dashed line marks the median, 20. The second whisker extends the third quartile to the largest value, 150.\" data-display=\"block\"><img src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2016\/04\/21214311\/fig-ch02_13_03.jpg\" alt=\"This is a boxplot graphed over a number line from 0 to 150. There is no first, or left, whisker. The box starts at the first quartile, 0, and ends at the third quartile, 80. A vertical, dashed line marks the median, 20. The second whisker extends the third quartile to the largest value, 150.\" width=\"400\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpg\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\r\n<ol id=\"element-554\" data-mark-suffix=\".\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Think of an example (in words) where the data might fit into the above box plot. In [latex]2\u20135[\/latex] sentences, write down the example.<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">What does it mean to have the first and second quartiles so close together, while the second to third quartiles are far apart?<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"element-990\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"id9907048\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n47. Given the following box plots, answer the questions.\r\n<figure id=\"fs-idm76469696\"><span id=\"id4260732\" data-type=\"media\" data-alt=\"This shows two boxplots graphed over number lines from 0 to 7. The first whisker in the data 1 boxplot extends from 0 to 2. The box begins at the firs quartile, 2, and ends at the third quartile, 5. A vertical, dashed line marks the median at 4. The second whisker extends from the third quartile to the largest value, 7. The first whisker in the data 2 box plot extends from 0 to 1.3. The box begins at the first quartile, 1.3, and ends at the third quartile, 2.5. A vertical, dashed line marks the medial at 2. The second whisker extends from the third quartile to the largest value, 7.\" data-display=\"block\"><img src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2016\/04\/21214313\/fig-ch02_13_06.jpg\" alt=\"This shows two boxplots graphed over number lines from 0 to 7. The first whisker in the data 1 boxplot extends from 0 to 2. The box begins at the firs quartile, 2, and ends at the third quartile, 5. A vertical, dashed line marks the median at 4. The second whisker extends from the third quartile to the largest value, 7. The first whisker in the data 2 box plot extends from 0 to 1.3. The box begins at the first quartile, 1.3, and ends at the third quartile, 2.5. A vertical, dashed line marks the medial at 2. The second whisker extends from the third quartile to the largest value, 7.\" width=\"400\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpg\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\r\n<ol id=\"element-718\" data-mark-suffix=\".\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">In complete sentences, explain why each statement is false.\r\n<ol id=\"nestlist13\" data-mark-suffix=\".\" data-number-style=\"lower-roman\">\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\"><strong>Data 1<\/strong> has more data values above two than <strong>Data 2<\/strong> has above two.<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">The data sets cannot have the same mode.<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">For <strong>Data 1<\/strong>, there are more data values below four than there are above four.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">For which group, Data 1 or Data 2, is the value of \u201c[latex]7[\/latex]\u201d more likely to be an outlier? Explain why in complete sentences.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp23710160\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp61030656\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n48. A survey was conducted of [latex]130[\/latex] purchasers of new BMW 3 series cars, [latex]130[\/latex] purchasers of new BMW 5 series cars, and [latex]130[\/latex] purchasers of new BMW 7 series cars. In it, people were asked the age they were when they purchased their car. The following box plots display the results.\r\n<figure id=\"fs-idm78146976\"><span id=\"fs-idp33210608\" data-type=\"media\" data-alt=\"This shows three boxplots graphed over a number line from 25 to 80. The first whisker on the BMW 3 plot extends from 25 to 30. The box begins at the firs quartile, 30 and ends at the thir quartile, 41. A verical, dashed line marks the median at 34. The second whisker extends from the third quartile to 66. The first whisker on the BMW 5 plot extends from 31 to 40. The box begins at the firs quartile, 40, and ends at the third quartile, 55. A vertical, dashed line marks the median at 41. The second whisker extends from 55 to 64. The first whisker on the BMW 7 plot extends from 35 to 41. The box begins at the first quartile, 41, and ends at the third quartile, 59. A vertical, dashed line marks the median at 46. The second whisker extends from 59 to 68.\" data-display=\"block\"><img src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2016\/04\/21214315\/fig-ch02_13_07.jpg\" alt=\"This shows three boxplots graphed over a number line from 25 to 80. The first whisker on the BMW 3 plot extends from 25 to 30. The box begins at the firs quartile, 30 and ends at the thir quartile, 41. A verical, dashed line marks the median at 34. The second whisker extends from the third quartile to 66. The first whisker on the BMW 5 plot extends from 31 to 40. The box begins at the firs quartile, 40, and ends at the third quartile, 55. A vertical, dashed line marks the median at 41. The second whisker extends from 55 to 64. The first whisker on the BMW 7 plot extends from 35 to 41. The box begins at the first quartile, 41, and ends at the third quartile, 59. A vertical, dashed line marks the median at 46. The second whisker extends from 59 to 68.\" width=\"400\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpg\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\r\n<ol id=\"element-24\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\r\n \t<li>In complete sentences, describe what the shape of each box plot implies about the distribution of the data collected for that car series.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Which group is most likely to have an outlier? Explain how you determined that.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Compare the three box plots. What do they imply about the age of purchasing a BMW from the series when compared to each other?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Look at the BMW 5 series. Which quarter has the smallest spread of data? What is the spread?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Look at the BMW 5 series. Which quarter has the largest spread of data? What is the spread?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Look at the BMW 5 series. Estimate the interquartile range ([latex]IQR[\/latex]).<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Look at the BMW 5 series. Are there more data in the interval [latex]31[\/latex] to [latex]38[\/latex] or in the interval [latex]45[\/latex] to [latex]55[\/latex]? How do you know this?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Look at the BMW 5 series. Which interval has the fewest data in it? How do you know this?\r\n<ol id=\"fs-idp34051952\" data-mark-suffix=\".\" data-number-style=\"lower-roman\">\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">[latex]31\u201335[\/latex]<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">[latex]38\u201341[\/latex]<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">[latex]41\u201364[\/latex]<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp2465296\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\">\u00a049. Twenty-five randomly selected students were asked the number of movies they watched the previous week. The results are as follows:<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"element-833\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"id3776067\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n<table id=\"fs-idm41926784\" summary=\"The table presents the number of movies 25 students watched in the previous week. The first column lists the number of movies from 0-4, the second column lists the frequency with the values of 5, 9, 6, 4, 1, the third column is for relative frequency and is blank, and the fourth column is for cumulative relative frequency and is blank.\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th># of movies<\/th>\r\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]0[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]9[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]6[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]3[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]4[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]4[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\nConstruct a box plot of the data.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp67679120\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp67679376\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n50. Santa Clara County, CA, has approximately [latex]27,873[\/latex] Japanese-Americans. Their ages are as follows:\r\n<table id=\"fs-idm41920944\" summary=\"This table presents Japanese-Americans and their ages from Santa Clara County. The first column lists the age group and the second column lists the percent of the community. There are 7 rows.\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Age Group<\/th>\r\n<th>Percent of Community<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]0\u201317[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]18.9[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]18\u201324[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]8.0[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]25\u201334[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]22.8[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]35\u201344[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]15.0[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]45\u201354[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]13.1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]55\u201364[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]11.9[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]65+[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]10.3[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<ol id=\"fs-idm34981104\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\r\n \t<li>Construct a histogram of the Japanese-American community in Santa Clara County, CA. The bars will <strong>not<\/strong> be the same width for this example. Why not? What impact does this have on the reliability of the graph?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>What percentage of the community is under age [latex]35[\/latex]?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Which box plot most resembles the information above?<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<figure id=\"fs-idm2636592\"><span id=\"fs-idm26491920\" data-type=\"media\" data-alt=\"Three box plots with values between 0 and 100. Plot i has Q1 at 24, M at 34, and Q3 at 53; Plot ii has Q1 at 18, M at 34, and Q3 at 45; Plot iii has Q1 at 24, M at 25, and Q3 at 54.\" data-display=\"block\"><img src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2016\/04\/21214317\/fig-ch02_13_04.jpg\" alt=\"Three box plots with values between 0 and 100. Plot i has Q1 at 24, M at 34, and Q3 at 53; Plot ii has Q1 at 18, M at 34, and Q3 at 45; Plot iii has Q1 at 24, M at 25, and Q3 at 54.\" width=\"450\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpg\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<figure>\r\n<h2>Measures of the Center of the Data<\/h2>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp11191056\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp72176256\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n51. Find the mean for the following frequency tables.\r\n<ol id=\"fs-idp39027888\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\r\n \t<li>\r\n<table id=\"fs-idp4665840\" summary=\"\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Grade<\/th>\r\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]49.5\u201359.5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]59.5\u201369.5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]3[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]69.5\u201379.5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]8[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]79.5\u201389.5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]12[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]89.5\u201399.5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<table id=\"fs-idp21318848\" summary=\"\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Daily Low Temperature<\/th>\r\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]49.5\u201359.5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]53[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]59.5\u201369.5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]32[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]69.5\u201379.5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]15[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]79.5\u201389.5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]89.5\u201399.5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]0[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<table id=\"fs-idp49142800\" summary=\"\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Points per Game<\/th>\r\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]49.5\u201359.5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]14[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]59.5\u201369.5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]32[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]69.5\u201379.5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]15[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]79.5\u201389.5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]23[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]89.5\u201399.5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<em data-effect=\"italics\">Use the following information to answer the next three exercises:<\/em> The following data show the lengths of boats moored in a marina. The data are ordered from smallest to largest: [latex]16[\/latex]; [latex]17[\/latex]; [latex]19[\/latex]; [latex]20[\/latex]; [latex]20[\/latex]; [latex]21[\/latex]; [latex]23[\/latex]; [latex]24[\/latex]; [latex]25[\/latex]; [latex]25[\/latex]; [latex]25[\/latex]; [latex]26[\/latex]; [latex]26[\/latex]; [latex]27[\/latex]; [latex]27[\/latex]; [latex]27[\/latex]; [latex]28[\/latex]; [latex]29[\/latex]; [latex]30[\/latex]; [latex]32[\/latex]; [latex]33[\/latex]; [latex]33[\/latex]; [latex]34[\/latex]; [latex]35[\/latex]; [latex]37[\/latex]; [latex]39[\/latex]; [latex]40[\/latex]\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp3713376\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp45051248\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">52. Calculate the mean.<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp54737296\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\">53.\u00a0Identify the median.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp155088\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">54. Identify the mode.<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm53012848\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<em data-effect=\"italics\">Use the following information to answer the next three exercises:<\/em> Sixty-five randomly selected car salespersons were asked the number of cars they generally sell in one week. Fourteen people answered that they generally sell three cars; nineteen generally sell four cars; twelve generally sell five cars; nine generally sell six cars; eleven generally sell seven cars. Calculate the following:\r\n<div id=\"exercisefour\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"id5461618\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">55. sample mean = [latex]\\bar{x}[\/latex] = _______<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"eip-83\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"eip-718\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">56. median = _______<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"eip-630\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"eip-353\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n57. mode = _______\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"eip-735\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"eip-618\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n58. The most obese countries in the world have obesity rates that range from [latex]11.4[\/latex]% to [latex]74.6[\/latex]%. This data is summarized in the following table.\r\n<table id=\"eip-456\" summary=\"Table....\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Percent of Population Obese<\/th>\r\n<th>Number of Countries<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]11.4\u201320.45[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]29[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]20.45\u201329.45[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]13[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]29.45\u201338.45[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]4[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]38.45\u201347.45[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]0[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]47.45\u201356.45[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]56.45\u201365.45[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]65.45\u201374.45[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]0[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]74.45\u201383.45[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<ol id=\"eip-idm42348400\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\r\n \t<li>What is the best estimate of the average obesity percentage for these countries?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The United States has an average obesity rate of [latex]33.9[\/latex]%. Is this rate above average or below?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>How does the United States compare to other countries?<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"eip-17\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n59.\u00a0The table\u00a0gives the percent of children under five considered to be underweight. What is the best estimate for the mean percentage of underweight children?\r\n<table id=\"eip-456s\" summary=\"Table....\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Percent of Underweight Children<\/th>\r\n<th>Number of Countries<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]16\u201321.45[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]23[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]21.45\u201326.9[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]4[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]26.9\u201332.35[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]9[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]32.35\u201337.8[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]7[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]37.8\u201343.25[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]6[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]43.25\u201348.7[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"eip-492\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"element-832\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"id6092616\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n60. Javier and Ercilia are supervisors at a shopping mall. Each was given the task of estimating the mean distance that shoppers live from the mall. They each randomly surveyed [latex]100[\/latex] shoppers. The samples yielded the following information.\r\n<table id=\"element-72\" summary=\"This table presents two shopping mall supervisors and their estimations of the mean distance shoppers live from the mall. Javier's data is in the second column and Ercilia is in the third column. The first row is for sample means and the second row is for standard deviations.\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th><\/th>\r\n<th>Javier<\/th>\r\n<th>Ercilia<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]\\bar{x}[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]6.0[\/latex] miles<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]6.0[\/latex] miles<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]s[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]4.0[\/latex] miles<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]7.0[\/latex] miles<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<ol id=\"element-305\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\r\n \t<li>How can you determine which survey was correct ?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Explain what the difference in the results of the surveys implies about the data.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>If the two histograms depict the distribution of values for each supervisor, which one depicts Ercilia's sample? How do you know?\r\n<div data-type=\"newline\"><\/div>\r\n<figure id=\"eip-idm218452576\"><span id=\"id8387446\" data-type=\"media\" data-display=\"block\" data-alt=\"This shows two histograms. The first histogram shows a fairly symmetrical distribution with a mode of 6. The second histogram shows a uniform distribution.\"><img src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2016\/04\/21214319\/fig-ch02_13_09.jpg\" alt=\"This shows two histograms. The first histogram shows a fairly symmetrical distribution with a mode of 6. The second histogram shows a uniform distribution.\" width=\"450\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpg\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>If the two box plots depict the distribution of values for each supervisor, which one depicts Ercilia\u2019s sample? How do you know?\r\n<div data-type=\"newline\"><\/div>\r\n<figure id=\"eip-idm179364784\"><span id=\"id8629835\" data-type=\"media\" data-display=\"block\" data-alt=\"This shows two horizontal boxplots. The first boxplot is graphed over a number line from 0 to 21. The first whisker extends from 0 to 1. The box begins at the first quartile, 1, and ends at the third quartile, 14. A vertical, dashed line marks the median at 6. The second whisker extends from the third quartile to the largest value, 21. The second boxplot is graphed over a number line from 0 to 12. The first whisker extends from 0 to 4. The box begins at the first quartile, 4, and ends at the third quartile, 9. A vertical, dashed line marks the median at 6. The second whisker extends from the third quartile to the largest value, 12.\"><img src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2016\/04\/21214321\/fig-ch02_13_10.jpg\" alt=\"This shows two horizontal boxplots. The first boxplot is graphed over a number line from 0 to 21. The first whisker extends from 0 to 1. The box begins at the first quartile, 1, and ends at the third quartile, 14. A vertical, dashed line marks the median at 6. The second whisker extends from the third quartile to the largest value, 21. The second boxplot is graphed over a number line from 0 to 12. The first whisker extends from 0 to 4. The box begins at the first quartile, 4, and ends at the third quartile, 9. A vertical, dashed line marks the median at 6. The second whisker extends from the third quartile to the largest value, 12.\" width=\"450\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpg\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<em data-effect=\"italics\">Use the following information to answer the next three exercises<\/em>: We are interested in the number of years students in a particular elementary statistics class have lived in California. The information in the following table is from the entire section.\r\n<table summary=\"This table presents the number of years students in a statistics class have lived in California. The first column lists the number of years and the second column lists the frequency.\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Number of years<\/th>\r\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\r\n<th>Number of years<\/th>\r\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tfoot>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td>Total = [latex]20[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tfoot>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]7[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]22[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]14[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]3[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]23[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]15[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]26[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]18[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]40[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]19[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]4[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]42[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]20[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]3[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<div id=\"element-84\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"id4699277\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n61. What is the [latex]IQR[\/latex]?\r\n<ol id=\"ni1\" data-mark-suffix=\".\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">[latex]8[\/latex]<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">[latex]11[\/latex]<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">[latex]15[\/latex]<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">[latex]35[\/latex]<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"element-720\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"id4942656\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n62. What is the mode?\r\n<ol id=\"ni2\" data-mark-suffix=\".\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">[latex]19[\/latex]<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">[latex]19.5[\/latex]<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">[latex]14[\/latex] and [latex]20[\/latex]<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">[latex]22.65[\/latex]<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"element-346\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"id5971682\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n63. Is this a sample or the entire population?\r\n<ol id=\"ni3\" data-mark-suffix=\".\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">sample<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">entire population<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">neither<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h2>Skewness and the Mean, Median, and Mode<\/h2>\r\n<em data-effect=\"italics\">Use the following information to answer the next three exercises:<\/em> State whether the data are symmetrical, skewed to the left, or skewed to the right.\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm89697712\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm18359408\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">64. [latex]1[\/latex]; [latex]1[\/latex]; [latex]1[\/latex]; [latex]2[\/latex]; [latex]2[\/latex]; [latex]2[\/latex]; [latex]2[\/latex]; [latex]3[\/latex]; [latex]3[\/latex]; [latex]3[\/latex]; [latex]3[\/latex]; [latex]3[\/latex]; [latex]3[\/latex]; [latex]3[\/latex]; [latex]3[\/latex]; [latex]4[\/latex]; [latex]4[\/latex]; [latex]4[\/latex]; [latex]5[\/latex]; [latex]5[\/latex]<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm125692000\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm70278192\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">65. [latex]16[\/latex]; [latex]17[\/latex]; [latex]19[\/latex]; [latex]22[\/latex]; [latex]22[\/latex]; [latex]22[\/latex]; [latex]22[\/latex]; [latex]22[\/latex]; [latex]23[\/latex]<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm65822528\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm112226560\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n66. [latex]87[\/latex]; [latex]87[\/latex]; [latex]87[\/latex]; [latex]87[\/latex]; [latex]87[\/latex]; [latex]88[\/latex]; [latex]89[\/latex]; [latex]89[\/latex]; [latex]90[\/latex]; [latex]91[\/latex]\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm22884848\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">67. When the data are skewed left, what is the typical relationship between the mean and median?<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm8813456\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm42223856\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">68. When the data are symmetrical, what is the typical relationship between the mean and median?<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm89404448\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm52575536\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">69. What word describes a distribution that has two modes?<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp18513440\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm38702384\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n70. Describe the shape of this distribution.\r\n<figure id=\"fs-idm14476592\"><span id=\"fs-idm61579104\" data-type=\"media\" data-alt=\"This is a historgram which consists of 5 adjacent bars with the x-axis split into intervals of 1 from 3 to 7. The bar heights peak at the first bar and taper lower to the right.\"><img src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2016\/04\/21214323\/CNX_Stats_C02_M08_007.jpg\" alt=\"This is a historgram which consists of 5 adjacent bars with the x-axis split into intervals of 1 from 3 to 7. The bar heights peak at the first bar and taper lower to the right.\" width=\"380\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpg\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp1656096\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm52428016\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n71. Describe the relationship between the mode and the median of this distribution.\r\n<figure id=\"fs-idm155444400\"><span id=\"fs-idm155444272\" data-type=\"media\" data-alt=\"This is a histogram which consists of 5 adjacent bars with the x-axis split into intervals of 1 from 3 to 7. The bar heights peak at the first bar and taper lower to the right. The bar ehighs from left to right are: 8, 4, 2, 2, 1.\"><img src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2016\/04\/21214323\/CNX_Stats_C02_M08_007.jpg\" alt=\"This is a histogram which consists of 5 adjacent bars with the x-axis split into intervals of 1 from 3 to 7. The bar heights peak at the first bar and taper lower to the right. The bar ehighs from left to right are: 8, 4, 2, 2, 1.\" width=\"380\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpg\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm17924688\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm83887312\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">72. Describe the relationship between the mean and the median of this distribution.<span id=\"fs-idm107167152\" data-type=\"media\" data-alt=\"This is a histogram which consists of 5 adjacent bars with the x-axis split into intervals of 1 from 3 to 7. The bar heights peak at the first bar and taper lower to the right. The bar heights from left to right are: 8, 4, 2, 2, 1.\"><img src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2016\/04\/21214323\/CNX_Stats_C02_M08_007.jpg\" alt=\"This is a histogram which consists of 5 adjacent bars with the x-axis split into intervals of 1 from 3 to 7. The bar heights peak at the first bar and taper lower to the right. The bar heights from left to right are: 8, 4, 2, 2, 1.\" width=\"380\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpg\" \/><\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm17745152\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm77742544\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n73. Describe the shape of this distribution.\r\n<figure id=\"fs-idp20306352\"><span id=\"fs-idp20306480\" data-type=\"media\" data-alt=\"This is a histogram which consists of 5 adjacent bars with the x-axis split into intervals of 1 from 3 to 7. The bar heights peak in the middle and taper down to the right and left.\"><img src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2016\/04\/21214325\/CNX_Stats_C02_M08_010.jpg\" alt=\"This is a histogram which consists of 5 adjacent bars with the x-axis split into intervals of 1 from 3 to 7. The bar heights peak in the middle and taper down to the right and left.\" width=\"380\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpg\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp21637424\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm36198464\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n74. Describe the relationship between the mode and the median of this distribution.\r\n<figure id=\"fs-idm16308016\"><span id=\"fs-idm20125072\" data-type=\"media\" data-alt=\"This is a histogram which consists of 5 adjacent bars with the x-axis split intervals of 1 from 3 to 7. The bar heights peak in the middle and taper down to the right and left.\"><img src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2016\/04\/21214325\/CNX_Stats_C02_M08_010.jpg\" alt=\"This is a histogram which consists of 5 adjacent bars with the x-axis split intervals of 1 from 3 to 7. The bar heights peak in the middle and taper down to the right and left.\" width=\"380\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpg\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm42189536\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm1742112\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n75. Are the mean and the median the exact same in this distribution? Why or why not?\r\n<figure id=\"fs-idm34380208\"><span id=\"fs-idm44543696\" data-type=\"media\" data-alt=\"This is a histogram which consists of 5 adjacent bars with the x-axis split into intervals of 1 from 3 to 7. The bar heights from left to right are: 2, 4, 8, 5, 2.\"><img src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2016\/04\/21214325\/CNX_Stats_C02_M08_010.jpg\" alt=\"This is a histogram which consists of 5 adjacent bars with the x-axis split into intervals of 1 from 3 to 7. The bar heights from left to right are: 2, 4, 8, 5, 2.\" width=\"380\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpg\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm44509184\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm57744704\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n76. Describe the shape of this distribution.\r\n<figure id=\"fs-idp2366192\"><span id=\"fs-idm41242224\" data-type=\"media\" data-alt=\"This is a histogram which consists of 5 adjacent bars over an x-axis split into intervals of 1 from 3 to 7. The bar heights from left to right are: 1, 1, 2, 4, 7.\"><img src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2016\/04\/21214327\/CNX_Stats_C02_M08_013.jpg\" alt=\"This is a histogram which consists of 5 adjacent bars over an x-axis split into intervals of 1 from 3 to 7. The bar heights from left to right are: 1, 1, 2, 4, 7.\" width=\"380\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpg\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm34197072\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm24266752\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm39469840\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n77. Describe the relationship between the mode and the median of this distribution.\r\n<figure id=\"fs-idp1844976\"><span id=\"fs-idp1845104\" data-type=\"media\" data-alt=\"This is a histogram which consists of 5 adjacent bars over an x-axis split into intervals of 1 from 3 to 7. The bar heights from left to right are: 1, 1, 2, 4, 7.\"><img src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2016\/04\/21214327\/CNX_Stats_C02_M08_013.jpg\" alt=\"This is a histogram which consists of 5 adjacent bars over an x-axis split into intervals of 1 from 3 to 7. The bar heights from left to right are: 1, 1, 2, 4, 7.\" width=\"380\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpg\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm56587152\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm80448512\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">78. Describe the relationship between the mean and the median of this distribution.<span id=\"fs-idm80631312\" data-type=\"media\" data-alt=\"This is a histogram which consists of 5 adjacent bars over an x-axis split into intervals of 1 from 3 to 7. The bar heights from left to right are: 1, 1, 2, 4, 7.\"><img src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2016\/04\/21214327\/CNX_Stats_C02_M08_013.jpg\" alt=\"This is a histogram which consists of 5 adjacent bars over an x-axis split into intervals of 1 from 3 to 7. The bar heights from left to right are: 1, 1, 2, 4, 7.\" width=\"380\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpg\" \/><\/span><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\"><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm53345552\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm50126800\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n79. The mean and median for the data are the same.[latex]3[\/latex]; [latex]4[\/latex]; [latex]5[\/latex]; [latex]5[\/latex]; [latex]6[\/latex]; [latex]6[\/latex]; [latex]6[\/latex]; [latex]6[\/latex]; [latex]7[\/latex]; [latex]7[\/latex]; [latex]7[\/latex]; [latex]7[\/latex]; [latex]7[\/latex]; [latex]7[\/latex]; [latex]7[\/latex]\r\n\r\nIs the data perfectly symmetrical? Why or why not?\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm106262320\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-idp4116944\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n80. Which is the greatest, the mean, the mode, or the median of the data set?[latex]11[\/latex]; [latex]11[\/latex]; [latex]12[\/latex]; [latex]12[\/latex]; [latex]12[\/latex]; [latex]12[\/latex]; [latex]13[\/latex]; [latex]15[\/latex]; [latex]17[\/latex]; [latex]22[\/latex]; [latex]22[\/latex]; [latex]22[\/latex]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm67998720\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\">\r\n\r\n81. Which is the least, the mean, the mode, and the median of the data set?\r\n\r\n[latex]56[\/latex]; [latex]56[\/latex]; [latex]56[\/latex]; [latex]58[\/latex]; [latex]59[\/latex]; [latex]60[\/latex]; [latex]62[\/latex]; [latex]64[\/latex]; [latex]64[\/latex]; [latex]65[\/latex]; [latex]67[\/latex]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm1767264\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm7229600\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">82. Of the three measures, which tends to reflect skewing the most, the mean, the mode, or the median? Why?<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm75354176\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\">\r\n\r\n83. In a perfectly symmetrical distribution, when would the mode be different from the mean and median?\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"element-564\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"id7358516\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n84. The median age of the U.S. population in 1980 was [latex]30.0[\/latex] years. In 1991, the median age was [latex]33.1[\/latex] years.\r\n<ol id=\"id12488392\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\r\n \t<li>What does it mean for the median age to rise?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Give two reasons why the median age could rise.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>For the median age to rise, is the actual number of children less in 1991 than it was in 1980? Why or why not?<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h2>Measures of the Spread of the Data<\/h2>\r\n<em data-effect=\"italics\">Use the following information to answer the next two exercises<\/em>:\r\nThe following data are the distances between [latex]20[\/latex] retail stores and a large distribution center. The distances are in miles. \u00a0[latex]29[\/latex]; [latex]37[\/latex]; [latex]38[\/latex]; [latex]40[\/latex]; [latex]58[\/latex]; [latex]67[\/latex]; [latex]68[\/latex]; [latex]69[\/latex]; [latex]76[\/latex]; [latex]86[\/latex]; [latex]87[\/latex]; [latex]95[\/latex]; [latex]96[\/latex]; [latex]96[\/latex]; [latex]99[\/latex]; [latex]106[\/latex]; [latex]112[\/latex]; [latex]127[\/latex]; [latex]145[\/latex]; [latex]150[\/latex]\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm25484256\" class=\"exercise finger\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm25484000\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">85. Use a graphing calculator or computer to find the standard deviation and round to the nearest tenth.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm62691728\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm16323776\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">86. Find the value that is one standard deviation below the mean.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm9402560\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm41792944\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n87. Two baseball players, Fredo and Karl, on different teams wanted to find out who had the higher batting average when compared to his team. Which baseball player had the higher batting average when compared to his team?\r\n<table id=\"fs-idm133764640\" summary=\"\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Baseball Player<\/th>\r\n<th>Batting Average<\/th>\r\n<th>Team Batting Average<\/th>\r\n<th>Team Standard Deviation<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Fredo<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]0.158[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]0.166[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]0.012[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Karl<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]0.177[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]0.189[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]0.015[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm34270368\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\u00a088. Use the table above\u00a0to find the value that is three standard deviations:<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"exercisefifteen\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"id24167266\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n<ul id=\"element-012345\" data-labeled-item=\"true\" data-mark-suffix=\".\">\r\n \t<li data-label=\"a\">above the mean<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-label=\"b\">below the mean<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm109676912\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm109676656\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n89. Find the standard deviation for the following frequency tables using the formula. Check the calculations with the TI 83\/84.\r\n<ol id=\"fs-idp11094096\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\r\n \t<li>\r\n<table id=\"fs-idm103039104\" summary=\"\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Grade<\/th>\r\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]49.5\u201359.5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]59.5\u201369.5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]3[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]69.5\u201379.5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]8[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]79.5\u201389.5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]12[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]89.5\u201399.5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<table id=\"fs-idm26532112\" summary=\"\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Daily Low Temperature<\/th>\r\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]49.5\u201359.5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]53[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]59.5\u201369.5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]32[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]69.5\u201379.5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]15[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]79.5\u201389.5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]89.5\u201399.5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]0[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<table id=\"fs-idm21103120\" summary=\"\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Points per Game<\/th>\r\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]49.5\u201359.5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]14[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]59.5\u201369.5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]32[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]69.5\u201379.5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]15[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]79.5\u201389.5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]23[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]89.5\u201399.5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm18306912\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\u00a0<em data-effect=\"italics\">Use the following information to answer the next nine exercises:<\/em> The population parameters below describe the full-time equivalent number of students (FTES) each year at Lake Tahoe Community College from 1976\u20131977 through 2004\u20132005.<\/div>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>[latex]\u03bc[\/latex] = [latex]1000[\/latex] FTES<\/li>\r\n \t<li>median = [latex]1,014[\/latex] FTES<\/li>\r\n \t<li>[latex]\u03c3[\/latex] = [latex]474[\/latex] FTES<\/li>\r\n \t<li>first quartile = [latex]528.5[\/latex] FTES<\/li>\r\n \t<li>third quartile = [latex]1,447.5[\/latex] FTES<\/li>\r\n \t<li>[latex]n[\/latex] = [latex]29[\/latex] years<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div id=\"exercisetwenty\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"id8123889\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">90. A sample of [latex]11[\/latex] years is taken. About how many are expected to have a FTES of [latex]1014[\/latex] or above? Explain how you determined your answer.<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"id8123906\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">91.\u00a0[latex]75[\/latex]% of all years have an FTES:<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"exercisetwentyone\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"id8123930\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n<div id=\"element-123123\" data-type=\"list\" data-list-type=\"enumerated\" data-mark-suffix=\".\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\r\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha;\">\r\n \t<li>at or below: _____<\/li>\r\n \t<li>at or above: _____<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"exercisetwentytwo\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"id8181793\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">92. The population standard deviation = _____<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"id8181808\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\"><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"exercisetwentythree\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"id8181834\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">93. What percent of the FTES were from [latex]528.5[\/latex] to [latex]1447.5[\/latex]? How do you know?<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"exercisetwentyfour\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"id8181876\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">94. What is the [latex]IQR[\/latex]? What does the [latex]IQR[\/latex] represent?<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"id8181901\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n\r\n\u00a095.\u00a0How many standard deviations away from the mean is the median?\r\n<div id=\"exercisetwentyfive\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"id8181927\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n<em data-effect=\"italics\">Additional Information:<\/em> The population FTES for 2005\u20132006 through 2010\u20132011 was given in an updated report. The data are reported here.\r\n<table id=\"eip-395\" summary=\"This is a table of FTES for 2005-06 through 2010-2011.\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Year<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>2005\u201306<\/td>\r\n<td>2006\u201307<\/td>\r\n<td>2007\u201308<\/td>\r\n<td>2008\u201309<\/td>\r\n<td>2009\u201310<\/td>\r\n<td>2010\u201311<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td><strong>Total FTES<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]1,585[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]1,690[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]1,735[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]1,935[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]2,021[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]1,890[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"eip-481\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">96. Calculate the mean, median, standard deviation, the first quartile, the third quartile and the [latex]IQR[\/latex]. Round to one decimal place.<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"eip-407\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n97. Construct a box plot for the FTES for 2005\u20132006 through 2010\u20132011 and a box plot for the FTES for 1976\u20131977 through 2004\u20132005.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n98. Compare the [latex]IQR[\/latex] for the FTES for 1976\u201377 through 2004\u20132005 with the [latex]IQR[\/latex] for the FTES for 2005-2006 through 2010\u20132011. Why do you suppose the [latex]IQR[\/latex]s are so different?\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n99. Three students were applying to the same graduate school. They came from schools with different grading systems. Which student had the best GPA when compared to other students at his school? Explain how you determined your answer.\r\n<table id=\"element-814\" summary=\"This table presents three students and their GPAs. The first column lists the students, the second column lists the GPA, the third column lists the school average GPA, and the fourth column lists the school standard deviations. The first row represents Thuy, the second row represents Vichet, and the third row represents Kamala.\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Student<\/th>\r\n<th>GPA<\/th>\r\n<th>School Average GPA<\/th>\r\n<th>School Standard Deviation<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Thuy<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]2.7[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]3.2[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]0.8[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Vichet<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]87[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]75[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]20[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Kamala<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]8.6[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]8[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]0.4[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"eip-290\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n100. A music school has budgeted to purchase three musical instruments. They plan to purchase a piano costing $[latex]3,000[\/latex], a guitar costing $[latex]550[\/latex], and a drum set costing $[latex]600[\/latex]. The mean cost for a piano is $[latex]4,000[\/latex] with a standard deviation of $[latex]2,500[\/latex]. The mean cost for a guitar is $[latex]500[\/latex] with a standard deviation of $[latex]200[\/latex]. The mean cost for drums is $[latex]700[\/latex] with a standard deviation of $[latex]100[\/latex]. Which cost is the lowest, when compared to other instruments of the same type? Which cost is the highest when compared to other instruments of the same type. Justify your answer.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"eip-21\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\">101. An elementary school class ran one mile with a mean of [latex]11[\/latex] minutes and a standard deviation of three minutes. Rachel, a student in the class, ran one mile in eight minutes. A junior high school class ran one mile with a mean of nine minutes and a standard deviation of two minutes. Kenji, a student in the class, ran one mile in [latex]8.5[\/latex] minutes. A high school class ran one mile with a mean of seven minutes and a standard deviation of four minutes. Nedda, a student in the class, ran one mile in eight minutes.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"element-799\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"id6038456\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n<ol id=\"element-895\" data-mark-suffix=\".\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Why is Kenji considered a better runner than Nedda, even though Nedda ran faster than he?<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Who is the fastest runner with respect to his or her class? Explain why.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm6474736\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm6474480\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n102. The most obese countries in the world have obesity rates that range from [latex]11.4[\/latex]% to [latex]74.6[\/latex]%. This data is summarized in <a href=\"http:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/30189442-6998-4686-ac05-ed152b91b9de@17.44:16\/Introductory-Statistics#fs-idm115378592\">Table 14<\/a>.\r\n<table id=\"fs-idm115378592\" summary=\"\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Percent of Population Obese<\/th>\r\n<th>Number of Countries<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]11.4\u201320.45[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]29[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]20.45\u201329.45[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]13[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]29.45\u201338.45[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]4[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]38.45\u201347.45[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]0[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]47.45\u201356.45[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]56.45\u201365.45[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]65.45\u201374.45[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]0[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]74.45\u201383.45[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\nWhat is the best estimate of the average obesity percentage for these countries? What is the standard deviation for the listed obesity rates? The United States has an average obesity rate of 33.9%. Is this rate above average or below? How \u201cunusual\u201d is the United States\u2019 obesity rate compared to the average rate? Explain.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm115072832\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">103. The table\u00a0gives the percent of children under five considered to be underweight.<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm70000608\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm70000352\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n<table id=\"fs-idm116546656\" summary=\"\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Percent of Underweight Children<\/th>\r\n<th>Number of Countries<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]16\u201321.45[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]23[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]21.45\u201326.9[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]4[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]26.9\u201332.35[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]9[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]32.35\u201337.8[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]7[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]37.8\u201343.25[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]6[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]43.25\u201348.7[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\nWhat is the best estimate for the mean percentage of underweight children? What is the standard deviation? Which interval(s) could be considered unusual? Explain.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n104. Twenty-five randomly selected students were asked the number of movies they watched the previous week. The results are as follows:\r\n<table id=\"element-681\" summary=\"The table presents the number of movies 25 students watched in the previous week. The first column lists the number of movies from 0-4, the second column lists the frequency with the values of 5, 9, 6, 4, 1, the third column is for relative frequency and is blank, and the fourth column is for cumulative relative frequency and is blank.\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th># of movies<\/th>\r\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]0[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]9[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]6[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]3[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]4[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]4[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<ol data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\r\n \t<li>Find the sample mean [latex]\\bar{x}[\/latex].<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Find the approximate sample standard deviation, [latex]s[\/latex].<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"id6101341\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\"><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"element-976\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"id6006371\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n105. Forty randomly selected students were asked the number of pairs of sneakers they owned. Let [latex]X[\/latex] = the number of pairs of sneakers owned. The results are as follows:\r\n<table id=\"element-130\" summary=\"The table presents the number of pairs of sneakers forty students own. The first column lists the number of pairs of sneakers owned from 0-7, the second column lists the frequency, the third column is relative frequency and is blank, and the fourth column is cumulative relative frequency and is blank.\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>[latex]X[\/latex]<\/th>\r\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]3[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]8[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]4[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]12[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]12[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]6[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]0[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]7[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<ol id=\"element-277\" data-mark-suffix=\".\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Find the sample mean [latex]\\bar{x}[\/latex]<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Find the sample standard deviation, [latex]s[\/latex]<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Construct a histogram of the data.<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Complete the columns of the chart.<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Find the first quartile.<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Find the median.<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Find the third quartile.<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Construct a box plot of the data.<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">What percent of the students owned at least five pairs?<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Find the [latex]40[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentile.<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Find the [latex]90[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentile.<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Construct a line graph of the data<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Construct a stemplot of the data<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"element-324s\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"id4231623\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n106. Following are the published weights (in pounds) of all of the team members of the San Francisco 49ers from a previous year.\u00a0[latex]177[\/latex]; [latex]205[\/latex]; [latex]210[\/latex]; [latex]210[\/latex]; [latex]232[\/latex]; [latex]205[\/latex]; [latex]185[\/latex]; [latex]185[\/latex]; [latex]178[\/latex]; [latex]210[\/latex]; [latex]206[\/latex]; [latex]212[\/latex]; [latex]184[\/latex]; [latex]174[\/latex]; [latex]185[\/latex]; [latex]242[\/latex]; [latex]188[\/latex]; [latex]212[\/latex]; [latex]215[\/latex]; [latex]247[\/latex]; [latex]241[\/latex]; [latex]223[\/latex]; [latex]220[\/latex]; [latex]260[\/latex]; [latex]245[\/latex]; [latex]259[\/latex]; [latex]278[\/latex]; [latex]270[\/latex]; [latex]280[\/latex]; [latex]295[\/latex]; [latex]275[\/latex]; [latex]285[\/latex]; [latex]290[\/latex]; [latex]272[\/latex]; [latex]273[\/latex]; [latex]280[\/latex]; [latex]285[\/latex]; [latex]286[\/latex]; [latex]200[\/latex]; [latex]215[\/latex]; [latex]185[\/latex]; [latex]230[\/latex]; [latex]250[\/latex]; [latex]241[\/latex]; [latex]190[\/latex]; [latex]260[\/latex]; [latex]250[\/latex]; [latex]302[\/latex]; [latex]265[\/latex]; [latex]290[\/latex]; [latex]276[\/latex]; [latex]228[\/latex]; [latex]265[\/latex]\r\n<ol id=\"fs-idm96948032\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\r\n \t<li>Organize the data from smallest to largest value.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Find the median.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Find the first quartile.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Find the third quartile.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Construct a box plot of the data.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The middle [latex]50[\/latex]% of the weights are from _______ to _______.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>If our population were all professional football players, would the above data be a sample of weights or the population of weights? Why?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>If our population included every team member who ever played for the San Francisco 49ers, would the above data be a sample of weights or the population of weights? Why?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Assume the population was the San Francisco 49ers. Find:\r\n<ol id=\"nestlist4\" data-mark-suffix=\".\" data-number-style=\"lower-roman\">\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">the population mean, [latex]\u03bc[\/latex].<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">the population standard deviation, [latex]\u03c3[\/latex].<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">the weight that is two standard deviations below the mean.<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">When Steve Young, quarterback, played football, he weighed [latex]205[\/latex] pounds. How many standard deviations above or below the mean was he?<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>That same year, the mean weight for the Dallas Cowboys was [latex]240.08[\/latex] pounds with a standard deviation of [latex]44.38[\/latex] pounds. Emmit Smith weighed in at [latex]209[\/latex] pounds. With respect to his team, who was lighter, Smith or Young? How did you determine your answer?<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"id4782460\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\"><\/div>\r\n<div id=\"element-211\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"id4976485\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n107. One hundred teachers attended a seminar on mathematical problem solving. The attitudes of a representative sample of [latex]12[\/latex] of the teachers were measured before and after the seminar. A positive number for change in attitude indicates that a teacher's attitude toward math became more positive. The [latex]12[\/latex] change scores are as follows:[latex]3[\/latex]; [latex]8[\/latex]; [latex]\u20131[\/latex]; [latex]2[\/latex]; [latex]0[\/latex]; [latex]5[\/latex]; [latex]\u20133[\/latex]; [latex]1[\/latex]; [latex]\u20131[\/latex]; [latex]6[\/latex]; [latex]5[\/latex]; [latex]\u20132[\/latex]\r\n<ol id=\"element-217\" data-mark-suffix=\".\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">What is the mean change score?<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">What is the standard deviation for this population?<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">What is the median change score?<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Find the change score that is [latex]2.2[\/latex] standard deviations below the mean.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"id6158752\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n108. Refer to the figure to\u00a0determine which of the following are true and which are false. Explain your solution to each part in complete sentences.\r\n<figure id=\"fs-idm70725344\"><span id=\"id4115299\" data-type=\"media\" data-alt=\"This shows three graphs. The first is a histogram with a mode of 3 and fairly symmetrical distribution between 1 (minimum value) and 5 (maximum value). The second graph is a histogram with peaks at 1 (minimum value) and 5 (maximum value) with 3 having the lowest frequency. The third graph is a box plot. The first whisker extends from 0 to 1. The box begins at the firs quartile, 1, and ends at the third quartile,6. A vertical, dashed line marks the median at 3. The second whisker extends from 6 on.\" data-display=\"block\"><img src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2016\/04\/21214329\/fig-ch02_13_05.jpg\" alt=\"This shows three graphs. The first is a histogram with a mode of 3 and fairly symmetrical distribution between 1 (minimum value) and 5 (maximum value). The second graph is a histogram with peaks at 1 (minimum value) and 5 (maximum value) with 3 having the lowest frequency. The third graph is a box plot. The first whisker extends from 0 to 1. The box begins at the firs quartile, 1, and ends at the third quartile,6. A vertical, dashed line marks the median at 3. The second whisker extends from 6 on.\" width=\"550\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpg\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\r\n<ol id=\"element-25\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\r\n \t<li>The medians for all three graphs are the same.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>We cannot determine if any of the means for the three graphs is different.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The standard deviation for graph b is larger than the standard deviation for graph a.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>We cannot determine if any of the third quartiles for the three graphs is different.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"id7741745\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\u00a0109.\u00a0In a recent issue of the <cite><span data-type=\"cite-title\">IEEE Spectrum<\/span><\/cite>, [latex]84[\/latex] engineering conferences were announced. Four conferences lasted two days. Thirty-six lasted three days. Eighteen lasted four days. Nineteen lasted five days. Four lasted six days. One lasted seven days. One lasted eight days. One lasted nine days. Let [latex]X[\/latex] = the length (in days) of an engineering conference.<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"fs-idm40658512\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"id4298561\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n<ol id=\"id6952326\" data-mark-suffix=\".\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Organize the data in a chart.<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Find the median, the first quartile, and the third quartile.<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Find the [latex]65[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentile.<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Find the [latex]10[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentile.<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Construct a box plot of the data.<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">The middle [latex]50[\/latex]% of the conferences last from _______ days to _______ days.<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Calculate the sample mean of days of engineering conferences.<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Calculate the sample standard deviation of days of engineering conferences.<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Find the mode.<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">If you were planning an engineering conference, which would you choose as the length of the conference: mean; median; or mode? Explain why you made that choice.<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Give two reasons why you think that three to five days seem to be popular lengths of engineering conferences.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"element-891\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"id3671813\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">110. A survey of enrollment at [latex]35[\/latex] community colleges across the United States yielded the following figures:\r\n[latex]6414[\/latex]; [latex]1550[\/latex]; [latex]2109[\/latex]; [latex]9350[\/latex]; [latex]21828[\/latex]; [latex]4300[\/latex]; [latex]5944[\/latex]; [latex]5722[\/latex]; [latex]2825[\/latex]; [latex]2044[\/latex]; [latex]5481[\/latex]; [latex]5200[\/latex]; [latex]5853[\/latex]; [latex]2750[\/latex]; [latex]10012[\/latex]; [latex]6357[\/latex]; [latex]27000[\/latex]; [latex]9414[\/latex]; [latex]7681[\/latex]; [latex]3200[\/latex]; [latex]17500[\/latex]; [latex]9200[\/latex]; [latex]7380[\/latex]; [latex]18314[\/latex]; [latex]6557[\/latex]; [latex]13713[\/latex]; [latex]17768[\/latex]; [latex]7493[\/latex]; [latex]2771[\/latex]; [latex]2861[\/latex]; [latex]1263[\/latex]; [latex]7285[\/latex]; [latex]28165[\/latex]; [latex]5080[\/latex]; [latex]11622[\/latex]\r\n<ol id=\"id12992735\" data-mark-suffix=\".\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Organize the data into a chart with five intervals of equal width. Label the two columns \"Enrollment\" and \"Frequency.\"<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Construct a histogram of the data.<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">If you were to build a new community college, which piece of information would be more valuable: the mode or the mean?<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Calculate the sample mean.<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Calculate the sample standard deviation.<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">A school with an enrollment of [latex]8000[\/latex] would be how many standard deviations away from the mean?<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"eip-idm26749440\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<em data-effect=\"italics\">Use the following information to answer the next two exercises.<\/em>\r\n\r\n[latex]X[\/latex] = the number of days per week that [latex]100[\/latex] clients use a particular exercise facility.\r\n<table id=\"element-813\" summary=\"This table presents the number of days a week clients use a particular exercise facility. The first column lists the number of days from 0-6 and the second column lists the frequency.\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th><em data-effect=\"italics\">x<\/em><\/th>\r\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]0[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]3[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]12[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]33[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]3[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]28[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]4[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]11[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]9[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]6[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]4[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<div id=\"element-290\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"id4945198\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n111. The [latex]80[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentile is _____\r\n<ol id=\"ni4\" data-mark-suffix=\".\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">[latex]5[\/latex]<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">[latex]80[\/latex]<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">[latex]3[\/latex]<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">[latex]4[\/latex]<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"element-867\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"id4861412\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n112. The number that is [latex]1.5[\/latex] standard deviations BELOW the mean is approximately _____\r\n<ol id=\"ni5\" data-mark-suffix=\".\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">[latex]0.7[\/latex]<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">[latex]4.8[\/latex]<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">[latex]\u20132.8[\/latex]<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Cannot be determined<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"eip-961\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\r\n<div id=\"eip-175\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n113. Suppose that a publisher conducted a survey asking adult consumers the number of fiction paperback books they had purchased in the previous month. The results are summarized in the table.\r\n<table id=\"table23\" summary=\"Publisher B is the table with number of books in the first column, from 0-5, 7, 9, frequency in the second column, and relative frequency in the third column which is blank.\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th># of books<\/th>\r\n<th>Freq.<\/th>\r\n<th>Rel. Freq.<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]0[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]18[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]24[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]24[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]3[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]22[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]4[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]15[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]10[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]7[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>[latex]9[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\r\n<td><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<ol id=\"eip-id1170221803861\" data-mark-suffix=\".\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Are there any outliers in the data? Use an appropriate numerical test involving the [latex]IQR[\/latex] to identify outliers, if any, and clearly state your conclusion.<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">If a data value is identified as an outlier, what should be done about it?<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Are any data values further than two standard deviations away from the mean? In some situations, statisticians may use this criteria to identify data values that are unusual, compared to the other data values. (Note that this criteria is most appropriate to use for data that is mound-shaped and symmetric, rather than for skewed data.)<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Do parts a and c of this problem give the same answer?<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Examine the shape of the data. Which part, a or c, of this question gives a more appropriate result for this data?<\/li>\r\n \t<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Based on the shape of the data which is the most appropriate measure of center for this data: mean, median or mode?<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"id4081124\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"ui-toggle-wrapper\"><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<div id=\"fs-idp104599392\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<h2>Stem-and-Leaf Graphs (Stemplots), Line Graphs, and Bar Graphs<\/h2>\n<div data-type=\"newline\"><strong><em data-effect=\"italics\">For each of the following data sets, create a stem plot and identify any outliers.<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>1. The miles per gallon rating for [latex]30[\/latex] cars are shown below (lowest to highest). \u00a0[latex]19[\/latex], [latex]19[\/latex], [latex]19[\/latex], [latex]20[\/latex], [latex]21[\/latex], [latex]21[\/latex], [latex]25[\/latex], [latex]25[\/latex], [latex]25[\/latex], [latex]26[\/latex], [latex]26[\/latex], [latex]28[\/latex], [latex]29[\/latex], [latex]31[\/latex], [latex]31[\/latex], [latex]32[\/latex], [latex]32[\/latex], [latex]33[\/latex], [latex]34[\/latex], [latex]35[\/latex], [latex]36[\/latex], [latex]37[\/latex], [latex]37[\/latex], [latex]38[\/latex], [latex]38[\/latex], [latex]38[\/latex], [latex]38[\/latex], [latex]41[\/latex], [latex]43[\/latex], [latex]43[\/latex]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idm37847504\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\">\n<p>2. The height in feet of [latex]25[\/latex] trees is shown below (lowest to highest). \u00a0[latex]25[\/latex], [latex]27[\/latex], [latex]33[\/latex], [latex]34[\/latex], [latex]34[\/latex], [latex]34[\/latex], [latex]35[\/latex], [latex]37[\/latex], [latex]37[\/latex], [latex]38[\/latex], [latex]39[\/latex], [latex]39[\/latex], [latex]39[\/latex], [latex]40[\/latex], [latex]41[\/latex], [latex]45[\/latex], [latex]46[\/latex], [latex]47[\/latex], [latex]49[\/latex], [latex]50[\/latex], [latex]50[\/latex], [latex]53[\/latex], [latex]53[\/latex], [latex]54[\/latex], [latex]54[\/latex]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"exercise8\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"fs-idp105863648\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">3. The data are the prices of different laptops at an electronics store. Round each value to the nearest ten. \u00a0[latex]249[\/latex], [latex]249[\/latex], [latex]260[\/latex], [latex]265[\/latex], [latex]265[\/latex], [latex]280[\/latex], [latex]299[\/latex], [latex]299[\/latex], [latex]309[\/latex], [latex]319[\/latex], [latex]325[\/latex], [latex]326[\/latex], [latex]350[\/latex], [latex]350[\/latex], [latex]350[\/latex], [latex]365[\/latex], [latex]369[\/latex], [latex]389[\/latex], [latex]409[\/latex], [latex]459[\/latex], [latex]489[\/latex], [latex]559[\/latex], [latex]569[\/latex], [latex]570[\/latex], [latex]610[\/latex]<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idp114380816\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\">4. The data are daily high temperatures in a town for one month. \u00a0[latex]61[\/latex], [latex]61[\/latex], [latex]62[\/latex], [latex]64[\/latex], [latex]66[\/latex], [latex]67[\/latex], [latex]67[\/latex], [latex]67[\/latex], [latex]68[\/latex], [latex]69[\/latex], [latex]70[\/latex], [latex]70[\/latex], [latex]70[\/latex], [latex]71[\/latex], [latex]71[\/latex], [latex]72[\/latex], [latex]74[\/latex], [latex]74[\/latex], [latex]74[\/latex], [latex]75[\/latex], [latex]75[\/latex], [latex]75[\/latex], [latex]76[\/latex], [latex]76[\/latex], [latex]77[\/latex], [latex]78[\/latex], [latex]78[\/latex], [latex]79[\/latex], [latex]79[\/latex], [latex]95[\/latex]<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-type=\"newline\"><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div data-type=\"newline\">\n<p><strong><em data-effect=\"italics\">For the next three exercises, use the data to construct a line graph.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idp113295424\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"fs-idp29821584\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>5. In a survey, [latex]40[\/latex] people were asked how many times they visited a store before making a major purchase. The results are shown in the table.<\/p>\n<table id=\"M01_Ch02_tbl018\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Number of times in store<\/th>\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]4[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]10[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]3[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]16[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]4[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]6[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]4[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idp47635040\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">6. In a survey, several people were asked how many years it has been since they purchased a mattress. The results are shown in the table.<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idp11360192\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"fs-idp6234528\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<table id=\"M01_Ch02_tbl019\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Years since last purchase<\/th>\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]0[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]8[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]13[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]3[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]22[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]4[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]16[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]9[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idp113509472\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"fs-idp113509728\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>7. Several children were asked how many TV shows they watch each day. The results of the survey are shown in the table.<\/p>\n<table id=\"M01_Ch02_tbl020\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Number of TV Shows<\/th>\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]0[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]12[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]18[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]36[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]3[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]7[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]4[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idp49973120\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">8. The students in Ms. Ramirez\u2019s math class have birthdays in each of the four seasons. The table\u00a0shows the four seasons, the number of students who have birthdays in each season, and the percentage (%) of students in each group. Construct a bar graph showing the number of students.<\/div>\n<div id=\"exercise13\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"fs-idp84353344\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<table id=\"M01_Ch02_tbl021\" summary=\"\">\n<colgroup>\n<col data-align=\"center\" \/>\n<col \/>\n<col \/><\/colgroup>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Seasons<\/th>\n<th data-align=\"center\">Number of students<\/th>\n<th data-align=\"center\">Proportion of population<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Spring<\/td>\n<td>[latex]8[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]24[\/latex]%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Summer<\/td>\n<td>[latex]9[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]26[\/latex]%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Autumn<\/td>\n<td>[latex]11[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]32[\/latex]%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Winter<\/td>\n<td>[latex]6[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]18[\/latex]%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idp114173136\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"fs-idp114173392\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">9. Using the data from Mrs. Ramirez\u2019s math class supplied in the tables, construct a bar graph showing the percentages.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-type=\"problem\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idp114173136\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idp107574416\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\">10. David County has six high schools. Each school sent students to participate in a county-wide science competition. The table\u00a0shows the percentage breakdown of competitors from each school, and the percentage of the entire student population of the county that goes to each school. Construct a bar graph that shows the population percentage of competitors from each school.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"exercise10\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"fs-idm2655872\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<table id=\"M01_Ch02_tbl022\" summary=\"\">\n<colgroup>\n<col data-align=\"center\" \/>\n<col data-align=\"left\" \/>\n<col data-align=\"left\" \/><\/colgroup>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>High School<\/th>\n<th data-align=\"center\">Science competition population<\/th>\n<th data-align=\"center\">Overall student population<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Alabaster<\/td>\n<td>[latex]28.9[\/latex]%<\/td>\n<td>[latex]8.6[\/latex]%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Concordia<\/td>\n<td>[latex]7.6[\/latex]%<\/td>\n<td>[latex]23.2[\/latex]%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Genoa<\/td>\n<td>[latex]12.1[\/latex]%<\/td>\n<td>[latex]15.0[\/latex]%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mocksville<\/td>\n<td>[latex]18.5[\/latex]%<\/td>\n<td>[latex]14.3[\/latex]%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Tynneson<\/td>\n<td>[latex]24.2[\/latex]%<\/td>\n<td>[latex]10.1[\/latex]%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>West End<\/td>\n<td>[latex]8.7[\/latex]%<\/td>\n<td>[latex]28.8[\/latex]%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idp107146752\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"fs-idp107568048\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">11. Use the data from the David County science competition supplied in the table above. Construct a bar graph that shows the county-wide population percentage of students at each school.<\/div>\n<div data-type=\"problem\"><\/div>\n<div data-type=\"problem\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem; orphans: 1; text-align: initial;\">12. Student grades on a chemistry exam were: [latex]77[\/latex], [latex]78[\/latex], [latex]76[\/latex], [latex]81[\/latex], [latex]86[\/latex], [latex]51[\/latex], [latex]79[\/latex], [latex]82[\/latex], [latex]84[\/latex], [latex]99[\/latex]<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idp49136992\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"fs-idp49137248\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<ol id=\"fs-idp96417840\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\n<li>Construct a stem-and-leaf plot of the data.<\/li>\n<li>Are there any potential outliers? If so, which scores are they? Why do you consider them outliers?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"eip-440\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"eip-765\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>13.\u00a0The table\u00a0contains the 2010 obesity rates in U.S. states and Washington, DC.<\/p>\n<table id=\"M01_Ch02_tbl024\" summary=\"The tables represents United States states and Obesity Rates. The first column and third columns list the names of the states and the second and fourth columns list Obesity Rates.\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>State<\/th>\n<th>Percent (%)<\/th>\n<th>State<\/th>\n<th>Percent (%)<\/th>\n<th>State<\/th>\n<th>Percent (%)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Alabama<\/td>\n<td>[latex]32.2[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Kentucky<\/td>\n<td>[latex]31.3[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>North Dakota<\/td>\n<td>[latex]27.2[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Alaska<\/td>\n<td>[latex]24.5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Louisiana<\/td>\n<td>[latex]31.0[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Ohio<\/td>\n<td>[latex]29.2[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Arizona<\/td>\n<td>[latex]24.3[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Maine<\/td>\n<td>[latex]26.8[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Oklahoma<\/td>\n<td>[latex]30.4[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Arkansas<\/td>\n<td>[latex]30.1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Maryland<\/td>\n<td>[latex]27.1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Oregon<\/td>\n<td>[latex]26.8[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>California<\/td>\n<td>[latex]24.0[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Massachusetts<\/td>\n<td>[latex]23.0[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Pennsylvania<\/td>\n<td>[latex]28.6[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Colorado<\/td>\n<td>[latex]21.0[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Michigan<\/td>\n<td>[latex]30.9[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Rhode Island<\/td>\n<td>[latex]25.5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Connecticut<\/td>\n<td>[latex]22.5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Minnesota<\/td>\n<td>[latex]24.8[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>South Carolina<\/td>\n<td>[latex]31.5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Delaware<\/td>\n<td>[latex]28.0[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Mississippi<\/td>\n<td>[latex]34.0[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>South Dakota<\/td>\n<td>[latex]27.3[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Washington, DC<\/td>\n<td>[latex]22.2[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Missouri<\/td>\n<td>[latex]30.5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Tennessee<\/td>\n<td>[latex]30.8[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Florida<\/td>\n<td>[latex]26.6[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Montana<\/td>\n<td>[latex]23.0[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Texas<\/td>\n<td>[latex]31.0[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Georgia<\/td>\n<td>[latex]29.6[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Nebraska<\/td>\n<td>[latex]26.9[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Utah<\/td>\n<td>[latex]22.5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hawaii<\/td>\n<td>[latex]22.7[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Nevada<\/td>\n<td>[latex]22.4[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Vermont<\/td>\n<td>[latex]23.2[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Idaho<\/td>\n<td>[latex]26.5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>New Hampshire<\/td>\n<td>[latex]25.0[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Virginia<\/td>\n<td>[latex]26.0[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Illinois<\/td>\n<td>[latex]28.2[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>New Jersey<\/td>\n<td>[latex]23.8[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Washington<\/td>\n<td>[latex]25.5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Indiana<\/td>\n<td>[latex]29.6[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>New Mexico<\/td>\n<td>[latex]25.1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>West Virginia<\/td>\n<td>[latex]32.5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Iowa<\/td>\n<td>[latex]28.4[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>New York<\/td>\n<td>[latex]23.9[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Wisconsin<\/td>\n<td>[latex]26.3[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kansas<\/td>\n<td>[latex]29.4[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>North Carolina<\/td>\n<td>[latex]27.8[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Wyoming<\/td>\n<td>[latex]25.1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ol id=\"Obesity_Rate_Bar_Graphs\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\n<li>Use a random number generator to randomly pick eight states. Construct a bar graph of the obesity rates of those eight states.<\/li>\n<li>Construct a bar graph for all the states beginning with the letter &#8220;A.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Construct a bar graph for all the states beginning with the letter &#8220;M.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"fs-idp82639856\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<h2>Histograms, Frequency Polygons, and Time Series Graphs<\/h2>\n<p>14. Sixty-five randomly selected car salespersons were asked the number of cars they generally sell in one week. Fourteen people answered that they generally sell three cars; nineteen generally sell four cars; twelve generally sell five cars; nine generally sell six cars; eleven generally sell seven cars. Complete the table.<\/p>\n<table id=\"table001\" summary=\"Blank table where data can be reported with the first column designated for the data value, or number of cars, the second column for frequency, the third column for relative frequency, and the fourth column for cumulative frequency.\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Data Value (# cars)<\/th>\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\n<th>Relative Frequency<\/th>\n<th>Cumulative Relative Frequency<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"element-625\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"id9456620\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">15. What does the frequency column in <a class=\"autogenerated-content\" href=\"http:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/30189442-6998-4686-ac05-ed152b91b9de@17.44:11\/Introductory-Statistics#table001\">Table<\/a> sum to? Why?<\/div>\n<div id=\"id6523440\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\">16. What does the relative frequency column in <a class=\"autogenerated-content\" href=\"http:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/30189442-6998-4686-ac05-ed152b91b9de@17.44:11\/Introductory-Statistics#table001\">Table<\/a> sum to? Why?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"exercisetwo\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"id17920864\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">17. What is the difference between relative frequency and frequency for each data value in <a class=\"autogenerated-content\" href=\"http:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/30189442-6998-4686-ac05-ed152b91b9de@17.44:11\/Introductory-Statistics#table001\">Table<\/a>?<\/div>\n<div id=\"eip-idm45288784\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\">18. What is the difference between cumulative relative frequency and relative frequency for each data value?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idp48667136\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"fs-idp71409056\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>19. To construct the histogram for the data in <a class=\"autogenerated-content\" href=\"http:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/30189442-6998-4686-ac05-ed152b91b9de@17.44:11\/Introductory-Statistics#table001\">Table<\/a>, determine appropriate minimum and maximum <em data-effect=\"italics\">x<\/em> and <em data-effect=\"italics\">y<\/em> values and the scaling. Sketch the histogram. Label the horizontal and vertical axes with words. Include numerical scaling.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"eip-idp57691072\"><span id=\"id9045474\" data-type=\"media\" data-alt=\"An empty graph template for use with this question.\" data-display=\"block\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2016\/04\/21214259\/fig-ch02_11_01.jpg\" alt=\"An empty graph template for use with this question.\" width=\"350\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpg\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idm9409296\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idm40930928\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"fs-idp54569920\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>20. Construct a frequency polygon for the following:<\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha;\">\n<li>\n<table id=\"fs-idp20313088\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Pulse Rates for Women<\/th>\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]60\u201369[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]12[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]70\u201379[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]14[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]80\u201389[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]11[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]90\u201399[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]100\u2013109[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]110\u2013119[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]0[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]120\u2013129[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<table id=\"fs-idp49451248\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Actual Speed in a [latex]30[\/latex] MPH Zone<\/th>\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]42\u201345[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]25[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]46\u201349[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]14[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]50\u201353[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]7[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]54\u201357[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]3[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]58\u201361[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<table id=\"fs-idm48042480\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Tar (mg) in Nonfiltered Cigarettes<\/th>\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]10\u201313[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]14\u201317[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]0[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]18\u201321[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]15[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]22\u201325[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]7[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]26\u201329[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idp36783568\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"fs-idp28008576\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>21. Construct a frequency polygon from the frequency distribution for the [latex]50[\/latex] highest ranked countries for depth of hunger.<\/p>\n<table id=\"fs-idp37785744\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Depth of Hunger<\/th>\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]230\u2013259[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]21[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]260\u2013289[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]13[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]290\u2013319[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]320\u2013349[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]7[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]350\u2013379[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]380\u2013409[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]410\u2013439[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idm33153920\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idm37056320\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"fs-idp1515264\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>22. Use the two frequency tables to compare the life expectancy of men and women from [latex]20[\/latex] randomly selected countries. Include an overlayed frequency polygon and discuss the shapes of the distributions, the center, the spread, and any outliers. What can we conclude about the life expectancy of women compared to men?<\/p>\n<table id=\"fs-idm38094912\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Life Expectancy at Birth \u2013 Women<\/th>\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]49\u201355[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]3[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]56\u201362[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]3[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]63\u201369[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]70\u201376[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]3[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]77\u201383[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]8[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]84\u201390[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table id=\"fs-idm37006144\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Life Expectancy at Birth \u2013 Men<\/th>\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]49\u201355[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]3[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]56\u201362[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]3[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]63\u201369[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]70\u201376[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]77\u201383[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]7[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]84\u201390[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"eip-583\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"eip-945\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>23. Construct a times series graph for (a) the number of male births, (b) the number of female births, and (c) the total number of births.<\/p>\n<table id=\"fs-idp121703664\" summary=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Sex\/Year<\/td>\n<td>1855<\/td>\n<td>1856<\/td>\n<td>1857<\/td>\n<td>1858<\/td>\n<td>1859<\/td>\n<td>1860<\/td>\n<td>1861<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Female<\/td>\n<td>[latex]45,545[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]49,582[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]50,257[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]50,324[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]51,915[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]51,220[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]52,403[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Male<\/td>\n<td>[latex]47,804[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]52,239[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]53,158[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]53,694[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]54,628[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]54,409[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]54,606[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total<\/td>\n<td>[latex]93,349[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]101,821[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]103,415[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]104,018[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]106,543[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]105,629[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]107,009[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table id=\"fs-idp98414384\" summary=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Sex\/Year<\/td>\n<td>1862<\/td>\n<td>1863<\/td>\n<td>1864<\/td>\n<td>1865<\/td>\n<td>1866<\/td>\n<td>1867<\/td>\n<td>1868<\/td>\n<td>1869<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Female<\/td>\n<td>[latex]51,812[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]53,115[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]54,959[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]54,850[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]55,307[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]55,527[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]56,292[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]55,033[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Male<\/td>\n<td>[latex]55,257[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]56,226[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]57,374[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]58,220[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]58,360[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]58,517[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]59,222[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]58,321[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total<\/td>\n<td>[latex]107,069[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]109,341[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]112,333[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]113,070[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]113,667[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]114,044[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]115,514[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]113,354[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table id=\"fs-idp108871120\" summary=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Sex\/Year<\/td>\n<td>1871<\/td>\n<td>1870<\/td>\n<td>1872<\/td>\n<td>1871<\/td>\n<td>1872<\/td>\n<td>1827<\/td>\n<td>1874<\/td>\n<td>1875<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Female<\/td>\n<td>[latex]56,099[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]56,431[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]57,472[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]56,099[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]57,472[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]58,233[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]60,109[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]60,146[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Male<\/td>\n<td>[latex]60,029[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]58,959[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]61,293[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]60,029[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]61,293[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]61,467[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]63,602[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]63,432[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Total<\/td>\n<td>[latex]116,128[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]115,390[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]118,765[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]116,128[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]118,765[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]119,700[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]123,711[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]123,578[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"eip-246\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"eip-301\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>24. The following data sets list full-time police per [latex]100,000[\/latex] citizens along with homicides per [latex]100,000[\/latex] citizens for the city of Detroit, Michigan during the period from 1961 to 1973.<\/p>\n<table id=\"fs-idm6896512\" summary=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Year<\/td>\n<td>1961<\/td>\n<td>1962<\/td>\n<td>1963<\/td>\n<td>1964<\/td>\n<td>1965<\/td>\n<td>1966<\/td>\n<td>1967<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Police<\/td>\n<td>[latex]260.35[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]269.8[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]272.04[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]272.96[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]272.51[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]261.34[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]268.89[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Homicides<\/td>\n<td>[latex]8.6[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]8.9[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]8.52[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]8.89[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]13.07[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]14.57[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]21.36[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table id=\"fs-idp13023344\" summary=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Year<\/td>\n<td>1968<\/td>\n<td>1969<\/td>\n<td>1970<\/td>\n<td>1971<\/td>\n<td>1972<\/td>\n<td>1973<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Police<\/td>\n<td>[latex]295.99[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]319.87[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]341.43[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]356.59[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]376.69[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]390.19[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Homicides<\/td>\n<td>[latex]28.03[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]31.49[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]37.39[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]46.26[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]47.24[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]52.33[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha;\">\n<li>Construct a double time series graph using a common [latex]x[\/latex]-axis for both sets of data.<\/li>\n<li>Which variable increased the fastest? Explain.<\/li>\n<li>Did Detroit\u2019s increase in police officers have an impact on the murder rate? Explain.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idp53668112\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"fs-idp53668368\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>25. Suppose that three book publishers were interested in the number of fiction paperbacks adult consumers purchase per month. Each publisher conducted a survey. In the survey, adult consumers were asked the number of fiction paperbacks they had purchased the previous month. The results are as follows:<\/p>\n<table id=\"fs-idp71816400\" summary=\"The tables presents the number of books purchased by adults by three different publishers. Publisher A is the first table with number of books in the first column, from [latex]0-8[\/latex], frequency in the second column, and relative frequency in the third column which is blank.\">\n<caption><span data-type=\"title\">Publisher A<\/span><\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th># of books<\/th>\n<th>Freq.<\/th>\n<th>Rel. Freq.<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]0[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]10[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]12[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]16[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]3[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]12[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]4[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]8[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]6[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]6[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]8[latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]2[latex]<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table id=\"fs-idp43657824\" summary=\"Publisher B is the second table with number of books in the first column, from [latex]0-5, 7, 9[\/latex], frequency in the second column, and relative frequency in the third column which is blank.\">\n<caption><span data-type=\"title\">Publisher B<\/span><\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th># of books<\/th>\n<th>Freq.<\/th>\n<th>Rel. Freq.<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]0[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]18[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]24[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]24[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]3[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]22[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]4[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]15[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]10[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]7[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]9[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table id=\"fs-idm93843856\" summary=\"Publisher C is the first table with number of books in the first column, [latex]0-1, 2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9[\/latex], frequency in the second column, and relative frequency in the third column which is blank.\">\n<caption><span data-type=\"title\">Publisher C<\/span><\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th># of books<\/th>\n<th>Freq.<\/th>\n<th>Rel. Freq.<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]0\u20131[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]20[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]2\u20133[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]35[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]4\u20135[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]12[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]6\u20137[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]8\u20139[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ol id=\"element-460\" data-mark-suffix=\".\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Find the relative frequencies for each survey. Write them in the charts.<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Using either a graphing calculator, computer, or by hand, use the frequency column to construct a histogram for each publisher's survey. For Publishers A and B, make bar widths of one. For Publisher C, make bar widths of two.<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">In complete sentences, give two reasons why the graphs for Publishers A and B are not identical.<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Would you have expected the graph for Publisher C to look like the other two graphs? Why or why not?<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Make new histograms for Publisher A and Publisher B. This time, make bar widths of two.<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Now, compare the graph for Publisher C to the new graphs for Publishers A and B. Are the graphs more similar or more different? Explain your answer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"eip-457\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"fs-idp16459264\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>26. Often, cruise ships conduct all on-board transactions, with the exception of gambling, on a cashless basis. At the end of the cruise, guests pay one bill that covers all onboard transactions. Suppose that [latex]60[\/latex] single travelers and [latex]70[\/latex] couples were surveyed as to their on-board bills for a seven-day cruise from Los Angeles to the Mexican Riviera. Following is a summary of the bills for each group.<\/p>\n<table id=\"fs-idp40233520\" summary=\"This table presents the amount of cruise bills by guest type. The first table is for singles with the first column listing the bill amount, the second column listing the frequency, and the third column labeled for relative frequency which is blank.\">\n<caption><span data-type=\"title\">Singles<\/span><\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Amount($)<\/th>\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\n<th>Rel. Frequency<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]51\u2013100[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]101\u2013150[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]10[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]151\u2013200[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]15[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]201\u2013250[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]15[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]251\u2013300[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]10[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]301\u2013350[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table id=\"fs-idp2601840\" summary=\"The second table is for couples with the first column listing the bill amount, the second column listing the frequency, and the third column labeled for relative frequency which is blank.\">\n<caption><span data-type=\"title\">Couples<\/span><\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Amount($)<\/th>\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\n<th>Rel. Frequency<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]100\u2013150[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]201\u2013250[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]251\u2013300[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]301\u2013350[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]351\u2013400[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]10[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]401\u2013450[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]10[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]451\u2013500[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]10[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]501\u2013550[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]10[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]551\u2013600[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]601\u2013650[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ol id=\"fs-idm19738640\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\n<li>Fill in the relative frequency for each group.<\/li>\n<li>Construct a histogram for the singles group. Scale the [latex]x[\/latex]-axis by [latex]$50[\/latex] widths. Use relative frequency on the [latex]y[\/latex]-axis.<\/li>\n<li>Construct a histogram for the couples group. Scale the [latex]x[\/latex]-axis by [latex]$50[\/latex] widths. Use relative frequency on the [latex]y[\/latex]-axis.<\/li>\n<li>Compare the two graphs:\n<ol id=\"nestlist8\" data-mark-suffix=\".\" data-number-style=\"lower-roman\">\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">List two similarities between the graphs.<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">List two differences between the graphs.<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Overall, are the graphs more similar or different?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Construct a new graph for the couples by hand. Since each couple is paying for two individuals, instead of scaling the [latex]x[\/latex]-axis by [latex]$50[\/latex], scale it by [latex]$100[\/latex]. Use relative frequency on the [latex]y[\/latex]-axis.<\/li>\n<li>Compare the graph for the singles with the new graph for the couples:\n<ol id=\"nestlist9\" data-mark-suffix=\".\" data-number-style=\"lower-roman\">\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">List two similarities between the graphs.<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Overall, are the graphs more similar or different?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>How did scaling the couples graph differently change the way you compared it to the singles graph?<\/li>\n<li>Based on the graphs, do you think that individuals spend the same amount, more or less, as singles as they do person by person as a couple? Explain why in one or two complete sentences.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idp34240\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idp73179824\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"fs-idp73180080\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>27. Twenty-five randomly selected students were asked the number of movies they watched the previous week. The results are as follows.<\/p>\n<table id=\"fs-idp75182816\" summary=\"The table presents the number of movies [latex]25[\/latex] students watched in the previous week. The first column lists the number of movies from [latex]0-4[\/latex], the second column lists the frequency with the values of [latex]5, 9, 6, 4, 1[\/latex], the third column is for relative frequency and is blank, and the fourth column is for cumulative relative frequency and is blank.\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th># of movies<\/th>\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\n<th>Relative Frequency<\/th>\n<th>Cumulative Relative Frequency<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]0[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]9[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]6[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]3[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]4[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]4[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ol id=\"element-113\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\n<li>Construct a histogram of the data.<\/li>\n<li>Complete the columns of the chart.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><em data-effect=\"italics\">Use the following information to answer the next two exercises:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Suppose one hundred eleven people who shopped in a special t-shirt store were asked the number of t-shirts they own costing more than [latex]$19[\/latex] each.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2016\/04\/21214301\/fig-ch02_13_11.jpg\" alt=\"A histogram showing the results of a survey. Of 111 respondents, 5 own 1 t-shirt costing more than $19, 17 own 2, 23 own 3, 39 own 4, 25 own 5, 2 own 6, and no respondents own 7.\" width=\"350\" data-media-type=\"image\/JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"fs-idm24292288\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"fs-idm24292032\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>28. The percentage of people who own at most three t-shirts costing more than [latex]$19[\/latex] each is approximately:<\/p>\n<ol id=\"ni6\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\n<li>[latex]21[\/latex]<\/li>\n<li>[latex]59[\/latex]<\/li>\n<li>[latex]41[\/latex]<\/li>\n<li>Cannot be determined<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"id6146639\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"element-195\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"id3671758\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>29. If the data were collected by asking the first [latex]111[\/latex] people who entered the store, then the type of sampling is:<\/p>\n<ol id=\"ni7\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\n<li>cluster<\/li>\n<li>simple random<\/li>\n<li>stratified<\/li>\n<li>convenience<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"fs-idp13768528\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"fs-idm31496800\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>30. Following are the 2010 obesity rates by U.S. states and Washington, DC.<\/p>\n<table id=\"Obesity_Rates_2008\" summary=\"The tables represents United States states and Obesity Rates. The first column and third columns list the names of the states and the second and fourth columns list Obesity Rates.\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>State<\/th>\n<th>Percent (%)<\/th>\n<th>State<\/th>\n<th>Percent (%)<\/th>\n<th>State<\/th>\n<th>Percent (%)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Alabama<\/td>\n<td>[latex]32.2[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Kentucky<\/td>\n<td>[latex]31.3[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>North Dakota<\/td>\n<td>[latex]27.2[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Alaska<\/td>\n<td>[latex]24.5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Louisiana<\/td>\n<td>[latex]31.0[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Ohio<\/td>\n<td>[latex]29.2[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Arizona<\/td>\n<td>[latex]24.3[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Maine<\/td>\n<td>[latex]26.8[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Oklahoma<\/td>\n<td>[latex]30.4[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Arkansas<\/td>\n<td>[latex]30.1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Maryland<\/td>\n<td>[latex]27.1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Oregon<\/td>\n<td>[latex]26.8[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>California<\/td>\n<td>[latex]24.0[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Massachusetts<\/td>\n<td>[latex]23.0[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Pennsylvania<\/td>\n<td>[latex]28.6[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Colorado<\/td>\n<td>[latex]21.0[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Michigan<\/td>\n<td>[latex]30.9[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Rhode Island<\/td>\n<td>[latex]25.5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Connecticut<\/td>\n<td>[latex]22.5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Minnesota<\/td>\n<td>[latex]24.8[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>South Carolina<\/td>\n<td>[latex]31.5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Delaware<\/td>\n<td>[latex]28.0[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Mississippi<\/td>\n<td>[latex]34.0[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>South Dakota<\/td>\n<td>[latex]27.3[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Washington, DC<\/td>\n<td>[latex]22.2[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Missouri<\/td>\n<td>[latex]30.5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Tennessee<\/td>\n<td>[latex]30.8[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Florida<\/td>\n<td>[latex]26.6[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Montana<\/td>\n<td>[latex]23.0[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Texas<\/td>\n<td>[latex]31.0[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Georgia<\/td>\n<td>[latex]29.6[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Nebraska<\/td>\n<td>[latex]26.9[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Utah<\/td>\n<td>[latex]22.5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Hawaii<\/td>\n<td>[latex]22.7[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Nevada<\/td>\n<td>[latex]22.4[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Vermont<\/td>\n<td>[latex]23.2[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Idaho<\/td>\n<td>[latex]26.5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>New Hampshire<\/td>\n<td>[latex]25.0[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Virginia<\/td>\n<td>[latex]26.0[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Illinois<\/td>\n<td>[latex]28.2[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>New Jersey<\/td>\n<td>[latex]23.8[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Washington<\/td>\n<td>[latex]25.5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Indiana<\/td>\n<td>[latex]29.6[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>New Mexico<\/td>\n<td>[latex]25.1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>West Virginia<\/td>\n<td>[latex]32.5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Iowa<\/td>\n<td>[latex]28.4[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>New York<\/td>\n<td>[latex]23.9[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Wisconsin<\/td>\n<td>[latex]26.3[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kansas<\/td>\n<td>[latex]29.4[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>North Carolina<\/td>\n<td>[latex]27.8[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>Wyoming<\/td>\n<td>[latex]25.1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Construct a bar graph of obesity rates of your state and the four states closest to your state. Hint: Label the [latex]x[\/latex]-axis with the states.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Measures of the Location of the Data<\/h2>\n<div id=\"fs-idm38839376\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">31. Listed are 29 ages for Academy Award winning best actors <em data-effect=\"italics\">in order from smallest to largest.<\/em><br \/>\n[latex]18[\/latex]; [latex]21[\/latex]; [latex]22[\/latex]; [latex]25[\/latex]; [latex]26[\/latex]; [latex]27[\/latex]; [latex]29[\/latex]; [latex]30[\/latex]; [latex]31[\/latex]; [latex]33[\/latex]; [latex]36[\/latex]; [latex]37[\/latex]; [latex]41[\/latex]; [latex]42[\/latex]; [latex]47[\/latex]; [latex]52[\/latex]; [latex]55[\/latex]; [latex]57[\/latex]; [latex]58[\/latex]; [latex]62[\/latex]; [latex]64[\/latex]; [latex]67[\/latex]; [latex]69[\/latex]; [latex]71[\/latex]; [latex]72[\/latex]; [latex]73[\/latex]; [latex]74[\/latex]; [latex]76[\/latex]; [latex]77[\/latex]<\/p>\n<ol id=\"fs-idp12728784\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\n<li>Find the [latex]40[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentile.<\/li>\n<li>Find the [latex]78[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentile.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idm60642032\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idm1110784\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idm4719584\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"fs-idm4719328\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>32. Listed are [latex]32[\/latex] ages for Academy Award winning best actors <em data-effect=\"italics\">in order from smallest to largest.<\/em>[latex]18[\/latex]; [latex]18[\/latex]; [latex]21[\/latex]; [latex]22[\/latex]; [latex]25[\/latex]; [latex]26[\/latex]; [latex]27[\/latex]; [latex]29[\/latex]; [latex]30[\/latex]; [latex]31[\/latex]; [latex]31[\/latex]; [latex]33[\/latex]; [latex]36[\/latex]; [latex]37[\/latex]; [latex]37[\/latex]; [latex]41[\/latex]; [latex]42[\/latex]; [latex]47[\/latex]; [latex]52[\/latex]; [latex]55[\/latex]; [latex]57[\/latex]; [latex]58[\/latex]; [latex]62[\/latex]; [latex]64[\/latex]; [latex]67[\/latex]; [latex]69[\/latex]; [latex]71[\/latex]; [latex]72[\/latex]; [latex]73[\/latex]; [latex]74[\/latex]; [latex]76[\/latex]; [latex]77[\/latex]<\/p>\n<ol id=\"fs-idm82651968\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\n<li>Find the percentile of [latex]37[\/latex].<\/li>\n<li>Find the percentile of [latex]72[\/latex].<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idp30887728\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"fs-idp30887984\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">33. Jesse was ranked [latex]37[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> in his graduating class of 180 students. At what percentile is Jesse\u2019s ranking?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"eip-id1168182229232\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"eip-id1168183555687\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<ol id=\"eip-id1168185190290\" data-mark-suffix=\".\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">For runners in a race, a low time means a faster run. The winners in a race have the shortest running times. Is it more desirable to have a finish time with a high or a low percentile when running a race?<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">The [latex]20[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentile of run times in a particular race is [latex]5.2[\/latex] minutes. Write a sentence interpreting the [latex]20[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentile in the context of the situation.<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">A bicyclist in the [latex]90[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentile of a bicycle race completed the race in [latex]1[\/latex] hour and [latex]12[\/latex] minutes. Is he among the fastest or slowest cyclists in the race? Write a sentence interpreting the [latex]90[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentile in the context of the situation.<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">For runners in a race, a higher speed means a faster run. Is it more desirable to have a speed with a high or a low percentile when running a race?<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">The [latex]40[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentile of speeds in a particular race is [latex]7.5[\/latex] miles per hour. Write a sentence interpreting the [latex]40[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentile in the context of the situation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"eip-id1168217995987\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"eip-id1168183864592\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">34. On an exam, would it be more desirable to earn a grade with a high or low percentile? Explain.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"eip-id1168183173702\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"eip-id1168227404691\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">35. Mina is waiting in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). Her wait time of [latex]32[\/latex] minutes is the [latex]85[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentile of wait times. Is that good or bad? Write a sentence interpreting the [latex]85[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentile in the context of this situation.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"eip-id1168213546999\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"eip-id1168188876815\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">36. In a survey collecting data about the salaries earned by recent college graduates, Li found that her salary was in the [latex]78[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentile. Should Li be pleased or upset by this result? Explain.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"eip-id1168214876383\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"eip-id7327842\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">37. In a study collecting data about the repair costs of damage to automobiles in a certain type of crash tests, a certain model of car had [latex]$1,700[\/latex] in damage and was in the [latex]90[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentile. Should the manufacturer and the consumer be pleased or upset by this result? Explain and write a sentence that interprets the [latex]90[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentile in the context of this problem.<\/div>\n<div id=\"eip-id1168214946038\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">38. The University of California has two criteria used to set admission standards for freshman to be admitted to a college in the UC system:<\/div>\n<div id=\"eip-id1168195852900\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"eip-id1168225195383\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<ol id=\"eip-id1168211096380\" data-mark-suffix=\"\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\n<li data-mark-suffix=\"\">Students' GPAs and scores on standardized tests (SATs and ACTs) are entered into a formula that calculates an \"admissions index\" score. The admissions index score is used to set eligibility standards intended to meet the goal of admitting the top [latex]12[\/latex]% of high school students in the state. In this context, what percentile does the top [latex]12[\/latex]% represent?<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\"\">Students whose GPAs are at or above the [latex]96[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentile of all students at their high school are eligible (called eligible in the local context), even if they are not in the top [latex]12[\/latex]% of all students in the state. What percentage of students from each high school are \"eligible in the local context\"?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"eip-id1168223160542\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"eip-id7507305\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">39. Suppose that you are buying a house. You and your realtor have determined that the most expensive house you can afford is the [latex]34[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentile. The [latex]34[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentile of housing prices is [latex]$240,000[\/latex] in the town you want to move to. In this town, can you afford [latex]34[\/latex]% of the houses or [latex]66[\/latex]% of the houses?<\/div>\n<div id=\"eip-id1168213876148\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">40. Use 39\u00a0to calculate the following values:<\/div>\n<div id=\"exercisenine\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"id21439538\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>First quartile = _______<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"exerciseten\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"id4433542\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>Second quartile = median = [latex]50[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentile = _______<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"id12404344\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\">Third quartile = _______<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"exercisetwelve\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"id13392439\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>Interquartile range ([latex]IQR[\/latex]) = _____ \u2013 _____ = _____<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"id10710871\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\">[latex]10[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentile = _______<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"exercisefourteen\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"id21409553\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">[latex]70[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentile = _______<\/div>\n<div id=\"id23430727\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\">41. The median age for U.S. blacks currently is [latex]30.9[\/latex] years; for U.S. whites it is [latex]42.3[\/latex] years.Based upon this information, give two reasons why the black median age could be lower than the white median age.\u00a0Does the lower median age for blacks necessarily mean that blacks die younger than whites? Why or why not?\u00a0How might it be possible for blacks and whites to die at approximately the same age, but for the median age for whites to be higher?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"element-927\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"id3483376\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>42. Six hundred adult Americans were asked by telephone poll, \"What do you think constitutes a middle-class income?\" The results are in the table. Also, include left endpoint, but not the right endpoint.<\/p>\n<table id=\"element-588\" summary=\"This table presents the results from a poll on what Americans thought constituted middle class. The first column lists the salary and the second column lists the relative frequency. There are 8 rows.\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Salary ($)<\/th>\n<th>Relative Frequency<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>&lt;[latex]20,000[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]0.02[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]20,000\u201325,000[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]0.09[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]25,000\u201330,000[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]0.19[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]30,000\u201340,000[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]0.26[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]40,000\u201350,000[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]0.18[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]50,000\u201375,000[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]0.17[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]75,000\u201399,999[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]0.02[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]100,000+[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]0.01[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ol data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\n<li>What percentage of the survey answered \"not sure\"?<\/li>\n<li>What percentage think that middle-class is from [latex]$25,000[\/latex] to [latex]$50,000[\/latex]?<\/li>\n<li>Construct a histogram of the data.\n<ol id=\"nestlist3\" data-mark-suffix=\".\" data-number-style=\"lower-roman\">\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Should all bars have the same width, based on the data? Why or why not?<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">How should the &lt;[latex]20,000[\/latex] and the [latex]100,000+[\/latex] intervals be handled? Why?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Find the [latex]40[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> and [latex]80[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentiles<\/li>\n<li>Construct a bar graph of the data<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"eip-idp78472880\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idp35930608\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"id3500598\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>43. Given the following box plot:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"fs-idm476896\"><span id=\"id4775287\" data-type=\"media\" data-alt=\"This is a horizontal boxplot graphed over a number line from 0 to 13. The first whisker extends from the smallest value, 0, to the first quartile, 2. The box begins at the first quartile and extends to third quartile, 12. A vertical, dashed line is drawn at median, 10. The second whisker extends from the third quartile to largest value, 13.\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2016\/04\/21214303\/fig-ch02_13_02.jpg\" alt=\"This is a horizontal boxplot graphed over a number line from 0 to 13. The first whisker extends from the smallest value, 0, to the first quartile, 2. The box begins at the first quartile and extends to third quartile, 12. A vertical, dashed line is drawn at median, 10. The second whisker extends from the third quartile to largest value, 13.\" width=\"400\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpg\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<ol id=\"element-328\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\n<li>Which quarter has the smallest spread of data? What is that spread?<\/li>\n<li>Which quarter has the largest spread of data? What is that spread?<\/li>\n<li>Find the interquartile range ([latex]IQR[\/latex]).<\/li>\n<li>Are there more data in the interval [latex]5\u201310[\/latex] or in the interval [latex]10\u201313[\/latex]? How do you know this?<\/li>\n<li>Which interval has the fewest data in it? How do you know this?\n<ol id=\"nestlist7\" data-mark-suffix=\".\" data-number-style=\"lower-roman\">\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">[latex]0\u20132[\/latex]<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">[latex]2\u20134[\/latex]<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">[latex]10\u201312[\/latex]<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">[latex]12\u201313[\/latex]<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">need more information<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"element-284\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"id3912087\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>44. The following box plot shows the U.S. population for 1990, the latest available year.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"fs-idm132205520\"><span id=\"id7587202\" data-type=\"media\" data-alt=\"A box plot with values from 0 to 105, with Q1 at 17, M at 33, and Q3 at 50.\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2016\/04\/21214308\/fig-ch02_13_08.jpg\" alt=\"A box plot with values from 0 to 105, with Q1 at 17, M at 33, and Q3 at 50.\" width=\"400\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpg\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<ol data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\n<li>Are there fewer or more children (age [latex]17[\/latex] and under) than senior citizens (age [latex]65[\/latex] and over)? How do you know?<\/li>\n<li>[latex]12.6%[\/latex] are age [latex]65[\/latex] and over. Approximately what percentage of the population are working age adults (above age [latex]17[\/latex] to age [latex]65[\/latex])?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Box Plots<\/h2>\n<div id=\"fs-idp68490208\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"fs-idp68490464\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>45. In a survey of [latex]20[\/latex]-year-olds in China, Germany, and the United States, people were asked the number of foreign countries they had visited in their lifetime. The following box plots display the results.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"fs-idm75185920\"><span id=\"fs-idm9643216\" data-type=\"media\" data-alt=\"This shows three boxplots graphed over a number line from 0 to 11. The boxplots match the supplied data, and compare the countries' results. The China boxplot has a single whisker from 0 to 5. The Germany box plot's median is equal to the third quartile, so there is a dashed line at right edge of box. The America boxplot does not have a left whisker.\" data-display=\"block\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2016\/04\/21214309\/fig-ch02_13_01_rev.jpg\" alt=\"This shows three boxplots graphed over a number line from 0 to 11. The boxplots match the supplied data, and compare the countries' results. The China boxplot has a single whisker from 0 to 5. The Germany box plot's median is equal to the third quartile, so there is a dashed line at right edge of box. The America boxplot does not have a left whisker.\" width=\"420\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpg\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<ol id=\"fs-idm29105040\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\n<li>In complete sentences, describe what the shape of each box plot implies about the distribution of the data collected.<\/li>\n<li>Have more Americans or more Germans surveyed been to over eight foreign countries?<\/li>\n<li>Compare the three box plots. What do they imply about the foreign travel of [latex]20[\/latex]-year-old residents of the three countries when compared to each other?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"element-606\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"id4047646\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>46. Given the following box plot, answer the questions.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"fs-idp53170192\"><span id=\"id4992419\" data-type=\"media\" data-alt=\"This is a boxplot graphed over a number line from 0 to 150. There is no first, or left, whisker. The box starts at the first quartile, 0, and ends at the third quartile, 80. A vertical, dashed line marks the median, 20. The second whisker extends the third quartile to the largest value, 150.\" data-display=\"block\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2016\/04\/21214311\/fig-ch02_13_03.jpg\" alt=\"This is a boxplot graphed over a number line from 0 to 150. There is no first, or left, whisker. The box starts at the first quartile, 0, and ends at the third quartile, 80. A vertical, dashed line marks the median, 20. The second whisker extends the third quartile to the largest value, 150.\" width=\"400\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpg\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<ol id=\"element-554\" data-mark-suffix=\".\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Think of an example (in words) where the data might fit into the above box plot. In [latex]2\u20135[\/latex] sentences, write down the example.<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">What does it mean to have the first and second quartiles so close together, while the second to third quartiles are far apart?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"element-990\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"id9907048\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>47. Given the following box plots, answer the questions.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"fs-idm76469696\"><span id=\"id4260732\" data-type=\"media\" data-alt=\"This shows two boxplots graphed over number lines from 0 to 7. The first whisker in the data 1 boxplot extends from 0 to 2. The box begins at the firs quartile, 2, and ends at the third quartile, 5. A vertical, dashed line marks the median at 4. The second whisker extends from the third quartile to the largest value, 7. The first whisker in the data 2 box plot extends from 0 to 1.3. The box begins at the first quartile, 1.3, and ends at the third quartile, 2.5. A vertical, dashed line marks the medial at 2. The second whisker extends from the third quartile to the largest value, 7.\" data-display=\"block\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2016\/04\/21214313\/fig-ch02_13_06.jpg\" alt=\"This shows two boxplots graphed over number lines from 0 to 7. The first whisker in the data 1 boxplot extends from 0 to 2. The box begins at the firs quartile, 2, and ends at the third quartile, 5. A vertical, dashed line marks the median at 4. The second whisker extends from the third quartile to the largest value, 7. The first whisker in the data 2 box plot extends from 0 to 1.3. The box begins at the first quartile, 1.3, and ends at the third quartile, 2.5. A vertical, dashed line marks the medial at 2. The second whisker extends from the third quartile to the largest value, 7.\" width=\"400\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpg\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<ol id=\"element-718\" data-mark-suffix=\".\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">In complete sentences, explain why each statement is false.\n<ol id=\"nestlist13\" data-mark-suffix=\".\" data-number-style=\"lower-roman\">\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\"><strong>Data 1<\/strong> has more data values above two than <strong>Data 2<\/strong> has above two.<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">The data sets cannot have the same mode.<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">For <strong>Data 1<\/strong>, there are more data values below four than there are above four.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">For which group, Data 1 or Data 2, is the value of \u201c[latex]7[\/latex]\u201d more likely to be an outlier? Explain why in complete sentences.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idp23710160\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"fs-idp61030656\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>48. A survey was conducted of [latex]130[\/latex] purchasers of new BMW 3 series cars, [latex]130[\/latex] purchasers of new BMW 5 series cars, and [latex]130[\/latex] purchasers of new BMW 7 series cars. In it, people were asked the age they were when they purchased their car. The following box plots display the results.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"fs-idm78146976\"><span id=\"fs-idp33210608\" data-type=\"media\" data-alt=\"This shows three boxplots graphed over a number line from 25 to 80. The first whisker on the BMW 3 plot extends from 25 to 30. The box begins at the firs quartile, 30 and ends at the thir quartile, 41. A verical, dashed line marks the median at 34. The second whisker extends from the third quartile to 66. The first whisker on the BMW 5 plot extends from 31 to 40. The box begins at the firs quartile, 40, and ends at the third quartile, 55. A vertical, dashed line marks the median at 41. The second whisker extends from 55 to 64. The first whisker on the BMW 7 plot extends from 35 to 41. The box begins at the first quartile, 41, and ends at the third quartile, 59. A vertical, dashed line marks the median at 46. The second whisker extends from 59 to 68.\" data-display=\"block\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2016\/04\/21214315\/fig-ch02_13_07.jpg\" alt=\"This shows three boxplots graphed over a number line from 25 to 80. The first whisker on the BMW 3 plot extends from 25 to 30. The box begins at the firs quartile, 30 and ends at the thir quartile, 41. A verical, dashed line marks the median at 34. The second whisker extends from the third quartile to 66. The first whisker on the BMW 5 plot extends from 31 to 40. The box begins at the firs quartile, 40, and ends at the third quartile, 55. A vertical, dashed line marks the median at 41. The second whisker extends from 55 to 64. The first whisker on the BMW 7 plot extends from 35 to 41. The box begins at the first quartile, 41, and ends at the third quartile, 59. A vertical, dashed line marks the median at 46. The second whisker extends from 59 to 68.\" width=\"400\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpg\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<ol id=\"element-24\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\n<li>In complete sentences, describe what the shape of each box plot implies about the distribution of the data collected for that car series.<\/li>\n<li>Which group is most likely to have an outlier? Explain how you determined that.<\/li>\n<li>Compare the three box plots. What do they imply about the age of purchasing a BMW from the series when compared to each other?<\/li>\n<li>Look at the BMW 5 series. Which quarter has the smallest spread of data? What is the spread?<\/li>\n<li>Look at the BMW 5 series. Which quarter has the largest spread of data? What is the spread?<\/li>\n<li>Look at the BMW 5 series. Estimate the interquartile range ([latex]IQR[\/latex]).<\/li>\n<li>Look at the BMW 5 series. Are there more data in the interval [latex]31[\/latex] to [latex]38[\/latex] or in the interval [latex]45[\/latex] to [latex]55[\/latex]? How do you know this?<\/li>\n<li>Look at the BMW 5 series. Which interval has the fewest data in it? How do you know this?\n<ol id=\"fs-idp34051952\" data-mark-suffix=\".\" data-number-style=\"lower-roman\">\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">[latex]31\u201335[\/latex]<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">[latex]38\u201341[\/latex]<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">[latex]41\u201364[\/latex]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idp2465296\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\">\u00a049. Twenty-five randomly selected students were asked the number of movies they watched the previous week. The results are as follows:<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"element-833\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"id3776067\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<table id=\"fs-idm41926784\" summary=\"The table presents the number of movies 25 students watched in the previous week. The first column lists the number of movies from 0-4, the second column lists the frequency with the values of 5, 9, 6, 4, 1, the third column is for relative frequency and is blank, and the fourth column is for cumulative relative frequency and is blank.\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th># of movies<\/th>\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]0[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]9[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]6[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]3[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]4[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]4[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Construct a box plot of the data.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idp67679120\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"fs-idp67679376\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>50. Santa Clara County, CA, has approximately [latex]27,873[\/latex] Japanese-Americans. Their ages are as follows:<\/p>\n<table id=\"fs-idm41920944\" summary=\"This table presents Japanese-Americans and their ages from Santa Clara County. The first column lists the age group and the second column lists the percent of the community. There are 7 rows.\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Age Group<\/th>\n<th>Percent of Community<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]0\u201317[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]18.9[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]18\u201324[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]8.0[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]25\u201334[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]22.8[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]35\u201344[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]15.0[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]45\u201354[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]13.1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]55\u201364[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]11.9[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]65+[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]10.3[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ol id=\"fs-idm34981104\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\n<li>Construct a histogram of the Japanese-American community in Santa Clara County, CA. The bars will <strong>not<\/strong> be the same width for this example. Why not? What impact does this have on the reliability of the graph?<\/li>\n<li>What percentage of the community is under age [latex]35[\/latex]?<\/li>\n<li>Which box plot most resembles the information above?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<figure id=\"fs-idm2636592\"><span id=\"fs-idm26491920\" data-type=\"media\" data-alt=\"Three box plots with values between 0 and 100. Plot i has Q1 at 24, M at 34, and Q3 at 53; Plot ii has Q1 at 18, M at 34, and Q3 at 45; Plot iii has Q1 at 24, M at 25, and Q3 at 54.\" data-display=\"block\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2016\/04\/21214317\/fig-ch02_13_04.jpg\" alt=\"Three box plots with values between 0 and 100. Plot i has Q1 at 24, M at 34, and Q3 at 53; Plot ii has Q1 at 18, M at 34, and Q3 at 45; Plot iii has Q1 at 24, M at 25, and Q3 at 54.\" width=\"450\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpg\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<h2>Measures of the Center of the Data<\/h2>\n<div id=\"fs-idp11191056\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"fs-idp72176256\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>51. Find the mean for the following frequency tables.<\/p>\n<ol id=\"fs-idp39027888\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\n<li>\n<table id=\"fs-idp4665840\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Grade<\/th>\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]49.5\u201359.5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]59.5\u201369.5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]3[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]69.5\u201379.5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]8[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]79.5\u201389.5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]12[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]89.5\u201399.5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<table id=\"fs-idp21318848\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Daily Low Temperature<\/th>\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]49.5\u201359.5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]53[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]59.5\u201369.5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]32[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]69.5\u201379.5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]15[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]79.5\u201389.5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]89.5\u201399.5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]0[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<table id=\"fs-idp49142800\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Points per Game<\/th>\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]49.5\u201359.5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]14[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]59.5\u201369.5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]32[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]69.5\u201379.5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]15[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]79.5\u201389.5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]23[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]89.5\u201399.5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em data-effect=\"italics\">Use the following information to answer the next three exercises:<\/em> The following data show the lengths of boats moored in a marina. The data are ordered from smallest to largest: [latex]16[\/latex]; [latex]17[\/latex]; [latex]19[\/latex]; [latex]20[\/latex]; [latex]20[\/latex]; [latex]21[\/latex]; [latex]23[\/latex]; [latex]24[\/latex]; [latex]25[\/latex]; [latex]25[\/latex]; [latex]25[\/latex]; [latex]26[\/latex]; [latex]26[\/latex]; [latex]27[\/latex]; [latex]27[\/latex]; [latex]27[\/latex]; [latex]28[\/latex]; [latex]29[\/latex]; [latex]30[\/latex]; [latex]32[\/latex]; [latex]33[\/latex]; [latex]33[\/latex]; [latex]34[\/latex]; [latex]35[\/latex]; [latex]37[\/latex]; [latex]39[\/latex]; [latex]40[\/latex]<\/p>\n<div id=\"fs-idp3713376\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"fs-idp45051248\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">52. Calculate the mean.<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idp54737296\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\">53.\u00a0Identify the median.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idp155088\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">54. Identify the mode.<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idm53012848\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em data-effect=\"italics\">Use the following information to answer the next three exercises:<\/em> Sixty-five randomly selected car salespersons were asked the number of cars they generally sell in one week. Fourteen people answered that they generally sell three cars; nineteen generally sell four cars; twelve generally sell five cars; nine generally sell six cars; eleven generally sell seven cars. Calculate the following:<\/p>\n<div id=\"exercisefour\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"id5461618\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">55. sample mean = [latex]\\bar{x}[\/latex] = _______<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"eip-83\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"eip-718\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">56. median = _______<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"eip-630\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"eip-353\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>57. mode = _______<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"eip-735\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"eip-618\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>58. The most obese countries in the world have obesity rates that range from [latex]11.4[\/latex]% to [latex]74.6[\/latex]%. This data is summarized in the following table.<\/p>\n<table id=\"eip-456\" summary=\"Table....\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Percent of Population Obese<\/th>\n<th>Number of Countries<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]11.4\u201320.45[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]29[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]20.45\u201329.45[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]13[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]29.45\u201338.45[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]4[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]38.45\u201347.45[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]0[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]47.45\u201356.45[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]56.45\u201365.45[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]65.45\u201374.45[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]0[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]74.45\u201383.45[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ol id=\"eip-idm42348400\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\n<li>What is the best estimate of the average obesity percentage for these countries?<\/li>\n<li>The United States has an average obesity rate of [latex]33.9[\/latex]%. Is this rate above average or below?<\/li>\n<li>How does the United States compare to other countries?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"eip-17\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>59.\u00a0The table\u00a0gives the percent of children under five considered to be underweight. What is the best estimate for the mean percentage of underweight children?<\/p>\n<table id=\"eip-456s\" summary=\"Table....\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Percent of Underweight Children<\/th>\n<th>Number of Countries<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]16\u201321.45[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]23[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]21.45\u201326.9[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]4[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]26.9\u201332.35[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]9[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]32.35\u201337.8[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]7[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]37.8\u201343.25[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]6[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]43.25\u201348.7[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"eip-492\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"element-832\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"id6092616\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>60. Javier and Ercilia are supervisors at a shopping mall. Each was given the task of estimating the mean distance that shoppers live from the mall. They each randomly surveyed [latex]100[\/latex] shoppers. The samples yielded the following information.<\/p>\n<table id=\"element-72\" summary=\"This table presents two shopping mall supervisors and their estimations of the mean distance shoppers live from the mall. Javier's data is in the second column and Ercilia is in the third column. The first row is for sample means and the second row is for standard deviations.\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><\/th>\n<th>Javier<\/th>\n<th>Ercilia<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]\\bar{x}[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]6.0[\/latex] miles<\/td>\n<td>[latex]6.0[\/latex] miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]s[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]4.0[\/latex] miles<\/td>\n<td>[latex]7.0[\/latex] miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ol id=\"element-305\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\n<li>How can you determine which survey was correct ?<\/li>\n<li>Explain what the difference in the results of the surveys implies about the data.<\/li>\n<li>If the two histograms depict the distribution of values for each supervisor, which one depicts Ercilia's sample? How do you know?\n<div data-type=\"newline\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"eip-idm218452576\"><span id=\"id8387446\" data-type=\"media\" data-display=\"block\" data-alt=\"This shows two histograms. The first histogram shows a fairly symmetrical distribution with a mode of 6. The second histogram shows a uniform distribution.\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2016\/04\/21214319\/fig-ch02_13_09.jpg\" alt=\"This shows two histograms. The first histogram shows a fairly symmetrical distribution with a mode of 6. The second histogram shows a uniform distribution.\" width=\"450\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpg\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<li>If the two box plots depict the distribution of values for each supervisor, which one depicts Ercilia\u2019s sample? How do you know?\n<div data-type=\"newline\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"eip-idm179364784\"><span id=\"id8629835\" data-type=\"media\" data-display=\"block\" data-alt=\"This shows two horizontal boxplots. The first boxplot is graphed over a number line from 0 to 21. The first whisker extends from 0 to 1. The box begins at the first quartile, 1, and ends at the third quartile, 14. A vertical, dashed line marks the median at 6. The second whisker extends from the third quartile to the largest value, 21. The second boxplot is graphed over a number line from 0 to 12. The first whisker extends from 0 to 4. The box begins at the first quartile, 4, and ends at the third quartile, 9. A vertical, dashed line marks the median at 6. The second whisker extends from the third quartile to the largest value, 12.\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2016\/04\/21214321\/fig-ch02_13_10.jpg\" alt=\"This shows two horizontal boxplots. The first boxplot is graphed over a number line from 0 to 21. The first whisker extends from 0 to 1. The box begins at the first quartile, 1, and ends at the third quartile, 14. A vertical, dashed line marks the median at 6. The second whisker extends from the third quartile to the largest value, 21. The second boxplot is graphed over a number line from 0 to 12. The first whisker extends from 0 to 4. The box begins at the first quartile, 4, and ends at the third quartile, 9. A vertical, dashed line marks the median at 6. The second whisker extends from the third quartile to the largest value, 12.\" width=\"450\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpg\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em data-effect=\"italics\">Use the following information to answer the next three exercises<\/em>: We are interested in the number of years students in a particular elementary statistics class have lived in California. The information in the following table is from the entire section.<\/p>\n<table summary=\"This table presents the number of years students in a statistics class have lived in California. The first column lists the number of years and the second column lists the frequency.\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Number of years<\/th>\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\n<th>Number of years<\/th>\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tfoot>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>Total = [latex]20[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]7[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]22[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]14[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]3[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]23[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]15[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]26[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]18[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]40[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]19[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]4[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]42[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]20[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]3[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div id=\"element-84\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"id4699277\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>61. What is the [latex]IQR[\/latex]?<\/p>\n<ol id=\"ni1\" data-mark-suffix=\".\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">[latex]8[\/latex]<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">[latex]11[\/latex]<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">[latex]15[\/latex]<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">[latex]35[\/latex]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"element-720\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"id4942656\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>62. What is the mode?<\/p>\n<ol id=\"ni2\" data-mark-suffix=\".\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">[latex]19[\/latex]<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">[latex]19.5[\/latex]<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">[latex]14[\/latex] and [latex]20[\/latex]<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">[latex]22.65[\/latex]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"element-346\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"id5971682\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>63. Is this a sample or the entire population?<\/p>\n<ol id=\"ni3\" data-mark-suffix=\".\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">sample<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">entire population<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">neither<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Skewness and the Mean, Median, and Mode<\/h2>\n<p><em data-effect=\"italics\">Use the following information to answer the next three exercises:<\/em> State whether the data are symmetrical, skewed to the left, or skewed to the right.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fs-idm89697712\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"fs-idm18359408\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">64. [latex]1[\/latex]; [latex]1[\/latex]; [latex]1[\/latex]; [latex]2[\/latex]; [latex]2[\/latex]; [latex]2[\/latex]; [latex]2[\/latex]; [latex]3[\/latex]; [latex]3[\/latex]; [latex]3[\/latex]; [latex]3[\/latex]; [latex]3[\/latex]; [latex]3[\/latex]; [latex]3[\/latex]; [latex]3[\/latex]; [latex]4[\/latex]; [latex]4[\/latex]; [latex]4[\/latex]; [latex]5[\/latex]; [latex]5[\/latex]<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idm125692000\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"fs-idm70278192\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">65. [latex]16[\/latex]; [latex]17[\/latex]; [latex]19[\/latex]; [latex]22[\/latex]; [latex]22[\/latex]; [latex]22[\/latex]; [latex]22[\/latex]; [latex]22[\/latex]; [latex]23[\/latex]<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idm65822528\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"fs-idm112226560\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>66. [latex]87[\/latex]; [latex]87[\/latex]; [latex]87[\/latex]; [latex]87[\/latex]; [latex]87[\/latex]; [latex]88[\/latex]; [latex]89[\/latex]; [latex]89[\/latex]; [latex]90[\/latex]; [latex]91[\/latex]<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idm22884848\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">67. When the data are skewed left, what is the typical relationship between the mean and median?<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idm8813456\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"fs-idm42223856\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">68. When the data are symmetrical, what is the typical relationship between the mean and median?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idm89404448\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"fs-idm52575536\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">69. What word describes a distribution that has two modes?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idp18513440\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"fs-idm38702384\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>70. Describe the shape of this distribution.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"fs-idm14476592\"><span id=\"fs-idm61579104\" data-type=\"media\" data-alt=\"This is a historgram which consists of 5 adjacent bars with the x-axis split into intervals of 1 from 3 to 7. The bar heights peak at the first bar and taper lower to the right.\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2016\/04\/21214323\/CNX_Stats_C02_M08_007.jpg\" alt=\"This is a historgram which consists of 5 adjacent bars with the x-axis split into intervals of 1 from 3 to 7. The bar heights peak at the first bar and taper lower to the right.\" width=\"380\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpg\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idp1656096\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"fs-idm52428016\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>71. Describe the relationship between the mode and the median of this distribution.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"fs-idm155444400\"><span id=\"fs-idm155444272\" data-type=\"media\" data-alt=\"This is a histogram which consists of 5 adjacent bars with the x-axis split into intervals of 1 from 3 to 7. The bar heights peak at the first bar and taper lower to the right. The bar ehighs from left to right are: 8, 4, 2, 2, 1.\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2016\/04\/21214323\/CNX_Stats_C02_M08_007.jpg\" alt=\"This is a histogram which consists of 5 adjacent bars with the x-axis split into intervals of 1 from 3 to 7. The bar heights peak at the first bar and taper lower to the right. The bar ehighs from left to right are: 8, 4, 2, 2, 1.\" width=\"380\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpg\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idm17924688\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"fs-idm83887312\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">72. Describe the relationship between the mean and the median of this distribution.<span id=\"fs-idm107167152\" data-type=\"media\" data-alt=\"This is a histogram which consists of 5 adjacent bars with the x-axis split into intervals of 1 from 3 to 7. The bar heights peak at the first bar and taper lower to the right. The bar heights from left to right are: 8, 4, 2, 2, 1.\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2016\/04\/21214323\/CNX_Stats_C02_M08_007.jpg\" alt=\"This is a histogram which consists of 5 adjacent bars with the x-axis split into intervals of 1 from 3 to 7. The bar heights peak at the first bar and taper lower to the right. The bar heights from left to right are: 8, 4, 2, 2, 1.\" width=\"380\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpg\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idm17745152\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"fs-idm77742544\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>73. Describe the shape of this distribution.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"fs-idp20306352\"><span id=\"fs-idp20306480\" data-type=\"media\" data-alt=\"This is a histogram which consists of 5 adjacent bars with the x-axis split into intervals of 1 from 3 to 7. The bar heights peak in the middle and taper down to the right and left.\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2016\/04\/21214325\/CNX_Stats_C02_M08_010.jpg\" alt=\"This is a histogram which consists of 5 adjacent bars with the x-axis split into intervals of 1 from 3 to 7. The bar heights peak in the middle and taper down to the right and left.\" width=\"380\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpg\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idp21637424\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"fs-idm36198464\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>74. Describe the relationship between the mode and the median of this distribution.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"fs-idm16308016\"><span id=\"fs-idm20125072\" data-type=\"media\" data-alt=\"This is a histogram which consists of 5 adjacent bars with the x-axis split intervals of 1 from 3 to 7. The bar heights peak in the middle and taper down to the right and left.\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2016\/04\/21214325\/CNX_Stats_C02_M08_010.jpg\" alt=\"This is a histogram which consists of 5 adjacent bars with the x-axis split intervals of 1 from 3 to 7. The bar heights peak in the middle and taper down to the right and left.\" width=\"380\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpg\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idm42189536\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"fs-idm1742112\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>75. Are the mean and the median the exact same in this distribution? Why or why not?<\/p>\n<figure id=\"fs-idm34380208\"><span id=\"fs-idm44543696\" data-type=\"media\" data-alt=\"This is a histogram which consists of 5 adjacent bars with the x-axis split into intervals of 1 from 3 to 7. The bar heights from left to right are: 2, 4, 8, 5, 2.\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2016\/04\/21214325\/CNX_Stats_C02_M08_010.jpg\" alt=\"This is a histogram which consists of 5 adjacent bars with the x-axis split into intervals of 1 from 3 to 7. The bar heights from left to right are: 2, 4, 8, 5, 2.\" width=\"380\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpg\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idm44509184\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"fs-idm57744704\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>76. Describe the shape of this distribution.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"fs-idp2366192\"><span id=\"fs-idm41242224\" data-type=\"media\" data-alt=\"This is a histogram which consists of 5 adjacent bars over an x-axis split into intervals of 1 from 3 to 7. The bar heights from left to right are: 1, 1, 2, 4, 7.\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2016\/04\/21214327\/CNX_Stats_C02_M08_013.jpg\" alt=\"This is a histogram which consists of 5 adjacent bars over an x-axis split into intervals of 1 from 3 to 7. The bar heights from left to right are: 1, 1, 2, 4, 7.\" width=\"380\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpg\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idm34197072\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idm24266752\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"fs-idm39469840\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>77. Describe the relationship between the mode and the median of this distribution.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"fs-idp1844976\"><span id=\"fs-idp1845104\" data-type=\"media\" data-alt=\"This is a histogram which consists of 5 adjacent bars over an x-axis split into intervals of 1 from 3 to 7. The bar heights from left to right are: 1, 1, 2, 4, 7.\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2016\/04\/21214327\/CNX_Stats_C02_M08_013.jpg\" alt=\"This is a histogram which consists of 5 adjacent bars over an x-axis split into intervals of 1 from 3 to 7. The bar heights from left to right are: 1, 1, 2, 4, 7.\" width=\"380\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpg\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idm56587152\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"fs-idm80448512\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">78. Describe the relationship between the mean and the median of this distribution.<span id=\"fs-idm80631312\" data-type=\"media\" data-alt=\"This is a histogram which consists of 5 adjacent bars over an x-axis split into intervals of 1 from 3 to 7. The bar heights from left to right are: 1, 1, 2, 4, 7.\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2016\/04\/21214327\/CNX_Stats_C02_M08_013.jpg\" alt=\"This is a histogram which consists of 5 adjacent bars over an x-axis split into intervals of 1 from 3 to 7. The bar heights from left to right are: 1, 1, 2, 4, 7.\" width=\"380\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpg\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idm53345552\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"fs-idm50126800\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>79. The mean and median for the data are the same.[latex]3[\/latex]; [latex]4[\/latex]; [latex]5[\/latex]; [latex]5[\/latex]; [latex]6[\/latex]; [latex]6[\/latex]; [latex]6[\/latex]; [latex]6[\/latex]; [latex]7[\/latex]; [latex]7[\/latex]; [latex]7[\/latex]; [latex]7[\/latex]; [latex]7[\/latex]; [latex]7[\/latex]; [latex]7[\/latex]<\/p>\n<p>Is the data perfectly symmetrical? Why or why not?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idm106262320\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"fs-idp4116944\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>80. Which is the greatest, the mean, the mode, or the median of the data set?[latex]11[\/latex]; [latex]11[\/latex]; [latex]12[\/latex]; [latex]12[\/latex]; [latex]12[\/latex]; [latex]12[\/latex]; [latex]13[\/latex]; [latex]15[\/latex]; [latex]17[\/latex]; [latex]22[\/latex]; [latex]22[\/latex]; [latex]22[\/latex]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idm67998720\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\">\n<p>81. Which is the least, the mean, the mode, and the median of the data set?<\/p>\n<p>[latex]56[\/latex]; [latex]56[\/latex]; [latex]56[\/latex]; [latex]58[\/latex]; [latex]59[\/latex]; [latex]60[\/latex]; [latex]62[\/latex]; [latex]64[\/latex]; [latex]64[\/latex]; [latex]65[\/latex]; [latex]67[\/latex]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idm1767264\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"fs-idm7229600\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">82. Of the three measures, which tends to reflect skewing the most, the mean, the mode, or the median? Why?<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idm75354176\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\">\n<p>83. In a perfectly symmetrical distribution, when would the mode be different from the mean and median?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"element-564\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"id7358516\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>84. The median age of the U.S. population in 1980 was [latex]30.0[\/latex] years. In 1991, the median age was [latex]33.1[\/latex] years.<\/p>\n<ol id=\"id12488392\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\n<li>What does it mean for the median age to rise?<\/li>\n<li>Give two reasons why the median age could rise.<\/li>\n<li>For the median age to rise, is the actual number of children less in 1991 than it was in 1980? Why or why not?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Measures of the Spread of the Data<\/h2>\n<p><em data-effect=\"italics\">Use the following information to answer the next two exercises<\/em>:<br \/>\nThe following data are the distances between [latex]20[\/latex] retail stores and a large distribution center. The distances are in miles. \u00a0[latex]29[\/latex]; [latex]37[\/latex]; [latex]38[\/latex]; [latex]40[\/latex]; [latex]58[\/latex]; [latex]67[\/latex]; [latex]68[\/latex]; [latex]69[\/latex]; [latex]76[\/latex]; [latex]86[\/latex]; [latex]87[\/latex]; [latex]95[\/latex]; [latex]96[\/latex]; [latex]96[\/latex]; [latex]99[\/latex]; [latex]106[\/latex]; [latex]112[\/latex]; [latex]127[\/latex]; [latex]145[\/latex]; [latex]150[\/latex]<\/p>\n<div id=\"fs-idm25484256\" class=\"exercise finger\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"fs-idm25484000\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">85. Use a graphing calculator or computer to find the standard deviation and round to the nearest tenth.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idm62691728\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"fs-idm16323776\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">86. Find the value that is one standard deviation below the mean.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"fs-idm9402560\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"fs-idm41792944\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>87. Two baseball players, Fredo and Karl, on different teams wanted to find out who had the higher batting average when compared to his team. Which baseball player had the higher batting average when compared to his team?<\/p>\n<table id=\"fs-idm133764640\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Baseball Player<\/th>\n<th>Batting Average<\/th>\n<th>Team Batting Average<\/th>\n<th>Team Standard Deviation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Fredo<\/td>\n<td>[latex]0.158[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]0.166[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]0.012[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Karl<\/td>\n<td>[latex]0.177[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]0.189[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]0.015[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idm34270368\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\u00a088. Use the table above\u00a0to find the value that is three standard deviations:<\/div>\n<div id=\"exercisefifteen\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"id24167266\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<ul id=\"element-012345\" data-labeled-item=\"true\" data-mark-suffix=\".\">\n<li data-label=\"a\">above the mean<\/li>\n<li data-label=\"b\">below the mean<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idm109676912\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"fs-idm109676656\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>89. Find the standard deviation for the following frequency tables using the formula. Check the calculations with the TI 83\/84.<\/p>\n<ol id=\"fs-idp11094096\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\n<li>\n<table id=\"fs-idm103039104\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Grade<\/th>\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]49.5\u201359.5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]59.5\u201369.5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]3[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]69.5\u201379.5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]8[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]79.5\u201389.5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]12[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]89.5\u201399.5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<table id=\"fs-idm26532112\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Daily Low Temperature<\/th>\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]49.5\u201359.5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]53[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]59.5\u201369.5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]32[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]69.5\u201379.5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]15[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]79.5\u201389.5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]89.5\u201399.5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]0[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<table id=\"fs-idm21103120\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Points per Game<\/th>\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]49.5\u201359.5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]14[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]59.5\u201369.5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]32[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]69.5\u201379.5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]15[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]79.5\u201389.5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]23[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]89.5\u201399.5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idm18306912\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\u00a0<em data-effect=\"italics\">Use the following information to answer the next nine exercises:<\/em> The population parameters below describe the full-time equivalent number of students (FTES) each year at Lake Tahoe Community College from 1976\u20131977 through 2004\u20132005.<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>[latex]\u03bc[\/latex] = [latex]1000[\/latex] FTES<\/li>\n<li>median = [latex]1,014[\/latex] FTES<\/li>\n<li>[latex]\u03c3[\/latex] = [latex]474[\/latex] FTES<\/li>\n<li>first quartile = [latex]528.5[\/latex] FTES<\/li>\n<li>third quartile = [latex]1,447.5[\/latex] FTES<\/li>\n<li>[latex]n[\/latex] = [latex]29[\/latex] years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"exercisetwenty\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"id8123889\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">90. A sample of [latex]11[\/latex] years is taken. About how many are expected to have a FTES of [latex]1014[\/latex] or above? Explain how you determined your answer.<\/div>\n<div id=\"id8123906\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">91.\u00a0[latex]75[\/latex]% of all years have an FTES:<\/div>\n<div id=\"exercisetwentyone\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"id8123930\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<div id=\"element-123123\" data-type=\"list\" data-list-type=\"enumerated\" data-mark-suffix=\".\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha;\">\n<li>at or below: _____<\/li>\n<li>at or above: _____<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"exercisetwentytwo\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"id8181793\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">92. The population standard deviation = _____<\/div>\n<div id=\"id8181808\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"exercisetwentythree\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"id8181834\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">93. What percent of the FTES were from [latex]528.5[\/latex] to [latex]1447.5[\/latex]? How do you know?<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"exercisetwentyfour\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"id8181876\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">94. What is the [latex]IQR[\/latex]? What does the [latex]IQR[\/latex] represent?<\/div>\n<div id=\"id8181901\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<p>\u00a095.\u00a0How many standard deviations away from the mean is the median?<\/p>\n<div id=\"exercisetwentyfive\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"id8181927\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p><em data-effect=\"italics\">Additional Information:<\/em> The population FTES for 2005\u20132006 through 2010\u20132011 was given in an updated report. The data are reported here.<\/p>\n<table id=\"eip-395\" summary=\"This is a table of FTES for 2005-06 through 2010-2011.\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Year<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>2005\u201306<\/td>\n<td>2006\u201307<\/td>\n<td>2007\u201308<\/td>\n<td>2008\u201309<\/td>\n<td>2009\u201310<\/td>\n<td>2010\u201311<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Total FTES<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>[latex]1,585[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]1,690[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]1,735[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]1,935[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]2,021[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]1,890[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"eip-481\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">96. Calculate the mean, median, standard deviation, the first quartile, the third quartile and the [latex]IQR[\/latex]. Round to one decimal place.<\/div>\n<div id=\"eip-407\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>97. Construct a box plot for the FTES for 2005\u20132006 through 2010\u20132011 and a box plot for the FTES for 1976\u20131977 through 2004\u20132005.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>98. Compare the [latex]IQR[\/latex] for the FTES for 1976\u201377 through 2004\u20132005 with the [latex]IQR[\/latex] for the FTES for 2005-2006 through 2010\u20132011. Why do you suppose the [latex]IQR[\/latex]s are so different?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>99. Three students were applying to the same graduate school. They came from schools with different grading systems. Which student had the best GPA when compared to other students at his school? Explain how you determined your answer.<\/p>\n<table id=\"element-814\" summary=\"This table presents three students and their GPAs. The first column lists the students, the second column lists the GPA, the third column lists the school average GPA, and the fourth column lists the school standard deviations. The first row represents Thuy, the second row represents Vichet, and the third row represents Kamala.\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Student<\/th>\n<th>GPA<\/th>\n<th>School Average GPA<\/th>\n<th>School Standard Deviation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Thuy<\/td>\n<td>[latex]2.7[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]3.2[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]0.8[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Vichet<\/td>\n<td>[latex]87[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]75[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]20[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kamala<\/td>\n<td>[latex]8.6[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]8[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]0.4[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"eip-290\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>100. A music school has budgeted to purchase three musical instruments. They plan to purchase a piano costing $[latex]3,000[\/latex], a guitar costing $[latex]550[\/latex], and a drum set costing $[latex]600[\/latex]. The mean cost for a piano is $[latex]4,000[\/latex] with a standard deviation of $[latex]2,500[\/latex]. The mean cost for a guitar is $[latex]500[\/latex] with a standard deviation of $[latex]200[\/latex]. The mean cost for drums is $[latex]700[\/latex] with a standard deviation of $[latex]100[\/latex]. Which cost is the lowest, when compared to other instruments of the same type? Which cost is the highest when compared to other instruments of the same type. Justify your answer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"eip-21\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\">101. An elementary school class ran one mile with a mean of [latex]11[\/latex] minutes and a standard deviation of three minutes. Rachel, a student in the class, ran one mile in eight minutes. A junior high school class ran one mile with a mean of nine minutes and a standard deviation of two minutes. Kenji, a student in the class, ran one mile in [latex]8.5[\/latex] minutes. A high school class ran one mile with a mean of seven minutes and a standard deviation of four minutes. Nedda, a student in the class, ran one mile in eight minutes.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"element-799\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"id6038456\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<ol id=\"element-895\" data-mark-suffix=\".\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Why is Kenji considered a better runner than Nedda, even though Nedda ran faster than he?<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Who is the fastest runner with respect to his or her class? Explain why.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idm6474736\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"fs-idm6474480\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>102. The most obese countries in the world have obesity rates that range from [latex]11.4[\/latex]% to [latex]74.6[\/latex]%. This data is summarized in <a href=\"http:\/\/cnx.org\/contents\/30189442-6998-4686-ac05-ed152b91b9de@17.44:16\/Introductory-Statistics#fs-idm115378592\">Table 14<\/a>.<\/p>\n<table id=\"fs-idm115378592\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Percent of Population Obese<\/th>\n<th>Number of Countries<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]11.4\u201320.45[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]29[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]20.45\u201329.45[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]13[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]29.45\u201338.45[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]4[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]38.45\u201347.45[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]0[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]47.45\u201356.45[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]56.45\u201365.45[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]65.45\u201374.45[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]0[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]74.45\u201383.45[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>What is the best estimate of the average obesity percentage for these countries? What is the standard deviation for the listed obesity rates? The United States has an average obesity rate of 33.9%. Is this rate above average or below? How \u201cunusual\u201d is the United States\u2019 obesity rate compared to the average rate? Explain.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idm115072832\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">103. The table\u00a0gives the percent of children under five considered to be underweight.<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idm70000608\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"fs-idm70000352\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<table id=\"fs-idm116546656\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Percent of Underweight Children<\/th>\n<th>Number of Countries<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]16\u201321.45[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]23[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]21.45\u201326.9[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]4[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]26.9\u201332.35[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]9[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]32.35\u201337.8[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]7[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]37.8\u201343.25[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]6[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]43.25\u201348.7[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>What is the best estimate for the mean percentage of underweight children? What is the standard deviation? Which interval(s) could be considered unusual? Explain.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>104. Twenty-five randomly selected students were asked the number of movies they watched the previous week. The results are as follows:<\/p>\n<table id=\"element-681\" summary=\"The table presents the number of movies 25 students watched in the previous week. The first column lists the number of movies from 0-4, the second column lists the frequency with the values of 5, 9, 6, 4, 1, the third column is for relative frequency and is blank, and the fourth column is for cumulative relative frequency and is blank.\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th># of movies<\/th>\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]0[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]9[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]6[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]3[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]4[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]4[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ol data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\n<li>Find the sample mean [latex]\\bar{x}[\/latex].<\/li>\n<li>Find the approximate sample standard deviation, [latex]s[\/latex].<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"id6101341\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"element-976\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"id6006371\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>105. Forty randomly selected students were asked the number of pairs of sneakers they owned. Let [latex]X[\/latex] = the number of pairs of sneakers owned. The results are as follows:<\/p>\n<table id=\"element-130\" summary=\"The table presents the number of pairs of sneakers forty students own. The first column lists the number of pairs of sneakers owned from 0-7, the second column lists the frequency, the third column is relative frequency and is blank, and the fourth column is cumulative relative frequency and is blank.\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>[latex]X[\/latex]<\/th>\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]3[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]8[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]4[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]12[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]12[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]6[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]0[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]7[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ol id=\"element-277\" data-mark-suffix=\".\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Find the sample mean [latex]\\bar{x}[\/latex]<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Find the sample standard deviation, [latex]s[\/latex]<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Construct a histogram of the data.<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Complete the columns of the chart.<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Find the first quartile.<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Find the median.<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Find the third quartile.<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Construct a box plot of the data.<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">What percent of the students owned at least five pairs?<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Find the [latex]40[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentile.<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Find the [latex]90[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentile.<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Construct a line graph of the data<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Construct a stemplot of the data<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"element-324s\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"id4231623\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>106. Following are the published weights (in pounds) of all of the team members of the San Francisco 49ers from a previous year.\u00a0[latex]177[\/latex]; [latex]205[\/latex]; [latex]210[\/latex]; [latex]210[\/latex]; [latex]232[\/latex]; [latex]205[\/latex]; [latex]185[\/latex]; [latex]185[\/latex]; [latex]178[\/latex]; [latex]210[\/latex]; [latex]206[\/latex]; [latex]212[\/latex]; [latex]184[\/latex]; [latex]174[\/latex]; [latex]185[\/latex]; [latex]242[\/latex]; [latex]188[\/latex]; [latex]212[\/latex]; [latex]215[\/latex]; [latex]247[\/latex]; [latex]241[\/latex]; [latex]223[\/latex]; [latex]220[\/latex]; [latex]260[\/latex]; [latex]245[\/latex]; [latex]259[\/latex]; [latex]278[\/latex]; [latex]270[\/latex]; [latex]280[\/latex]; [latex]295[\/latex]; [latex]275[\/latex]; [latex]285[\/latex]; [latex]290[\/latex]; [latex]272[\/latex]; [latex]273[\/latex]; [latex]280[\/latex]; [latex]285[\/latex]; [latex]286[\/latex]; [latex]200[\/latex]; [latex]215[\/latex]; [latex]185[\/latex]; [latex]230[\/latex]; [latex]250[\/latex]; [latex]241[\/latex]; [latex]190[\/latex]; [latex]260[\/latex]; [latex]250[\/latex]; [latex]302[\/latex]; [latex]265[\/latex]; [latex]290[\/latex]; [latex]276[\/latex]; [latex]228[\/latex]; [latex]265[\/latex]<\/p>\n<ol id=\"fs-idm96948032\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\n<li>Organize the data from smallest to largest value.<\/li>\n<li>Find the median.<\/li>\n<li>Find the first quartile.<\/li>\n<li>Find the third quartile.<\/li>\n<li>Construct a box plot of the data.<\/li>\n<li>The middle [latex]50[\/latex]% of the weights are from _______ to _______.<\/li>\n<li>If our population were all professional football players, would the above data be a sample of weights or the population of weights? Why?<\/li>\n<li>If our population included every team member who ever played for the San Francisco 49ers, would the above data be a sample of weights or the population of weights? Why?<\/li>\n<li>Assume the population was the San Francisco 49ers. Find:\n<ol id=\"nestlist4\" data-mark-suffix=\".\" data-number-style=\"lower-roman\">\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">the population mean, [latex]\u03bc[\/latex].<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">the population standard deviation, [latex]\u03c3[\/latex].<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">the weight that is two standard deviations below the mean.<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">When Steve Young, quarterback, played football, he weighed [latex]205[\/latex] pounds. How many standard deviations above or below the mean was he?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>That same year, the mean weight for the Dallas Cowboys was [latex]240.08[\/latex] pounds with a standard deviation of [latex]44.38[\/latex] pounds. Emmit Smith weighed in at [latex]209[\/latex] pounds. With respect to his team, who was lighter, Smith or Young? How did you determine your answer?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"id4782460\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"element-211\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"id4976485\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>107. One hundred teachers attended a seminar on mathematical problem solving. The attitudes of a representative sample of [latex]12[\/latex] of the teachers were measured before and after the seminar. A positive number for change in attitude indicates that a teacher's attitude toward math became more positive. The [latex]12[\/latex] change scores are as follows:[latex]3[\/latex]; [latex]8[\/latex]; [latex]\u20131[\/latex]; [latex]2[\/latex]; [latex]0[\/latex]; [latex]5[\/latex]; [latex]\u20133[\/latex]; [latex]1[\/latex]; [latex]\u20131[\/latex]; [latex]6[\/latex]; [latex]5[\/latex]; [latex]\u20132[\/latex]<\/p>\n<ol id=\"element-217\" data-mark-suffix=\".\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">What is the mean change score?<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">What is the standard deviation for this population?<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">What is the median change score?<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Find the change score that is [latex]2.2[\/latex] standard deviations below the mean.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"id6158752\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>108. Refer to the figure to\u00a0determine which of the following are true and which are false. Explain your solution to each part in complete sentences.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"fs-idm70725344\"><span id=\"id4115299\" data-type=\"media\" data-alt=\"This shows three graphs. The first is a histogram with a mode of 3 and fairly symmetrical distribution between 1 (minimum value) and 5 (maximum value). The second graph is a histogram with peaks at 1 (minimum value) and 5 (maximum value) with 3 having the lowest frequency. The third graph is a box plot. The first whisker extends from 0 to 1. The box begins at the firs quartile, 1, and ends at the third quartile,6. A vertical, dashed line marks the median at 3. The second whisker extends from 6 on.\" data-display=\"block\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/132\/2016\/04\/21214329\/fig-ch02_13_05.jpg\" alt=\"This shows three graphs. The first is a histogram with a mode of 3 and fairly symmetrical distribution between 1 (minimum value) and 5 (maximum value). The second graph is a histogram with peaks at 1 (minimum value) and 5 (maximum value) with 3 having the lowest frequency. The third graph is a box plot. The first whisker extends from 0 to 1. The box begins at the firs quartile, 1, and ends at the third quartile,6. A vertical, dashed line marks the median at 3. The second whisker extends from 6 on.\" width=\"550\" data-media-type=\"image\/jpg\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<ol id=\"element-25\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\n<li>The medians for all three graphs are the same.<\/li>\n<li>We cannot determine if any of the means for the three graphs is different.<\/li>\n<li>The standard deviation for graph b is larger than the standard deviation for graph a.<\/li>\n<li>We cannot determine if any of the third quartiles for the three graphs is different.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"id7741745\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\u00a0109.\u00a0In a recent issue of the <cite><span data-type=\"cite-title\">IEEE Spectrum<\/span><\/cite>, [latex]84[\/latex] engineering conferences were announced. Four conferences lasted two days. Thirty-six lasted three days. Eighteen lasted four days. Nineteen lasted five days. Four lasted six days. One lasted seven days. One lasted eight days. One lasted nine days. Let [latex]X[\/latex] = the length (in days) of an engineering conference.<\/div>\n<div id=\"fs-idm40658512\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"id4298561\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<ol id=\"id6952326\" data-mark-suffix=\".\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Organize the data in a chart.<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Find the median, the first quartile, and the third quartile.<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Find the [latex]65[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentile.<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Find the [latex]10[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentile.<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Construct a box plot of the data.<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">The middle [latex]50[\/latex]% of the conferences last from _______ days to _______ days.<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Calculate the sample mean of days of engineering conferences.<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Calculate the sample standard deviation of days of engineering conferences.<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Find the mode.<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">If you were planning an engineering conference, which would you choose as the length of the conference: mean; median; or mode? Explain why you made that choice.<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Give two reasons why you think that three to five days seem to be popular lengths of engineering conferences.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"element-891\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"id3671813\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">110. A survey of enrollment at [latex]35[\/latex] community colleges across the United States yielded the following figures:<br \/>\n[latex]6414[\/latex]; [latex]1550[\/latex]; [latex]2109[\/latex]; [latex]9350[\/latex]; [latex]21828[\/latex]; [latex]4300[\/latex]; [latex]5944[\/latex]; [latex]5722[\/latex]; [latex]2825[\/latex]; [latex]2044[\/latex]; [latex]5481[\/latex]; [latex]5200[\/latex]; [latex]5853[\/latex]; [latex]2750[\/latex]; [latex]10012[\/latex]; [latex]6357[\/latex]; [latex]27000[\/latex]; [latex]9414[\/latex]; [latex]7681[\/latex]; [latex]3200[\/latex]; [latex]17500[\/latex]; [latex]9200[\/latex]; [latex]7380[\/latex]; [latex]18314[\/latex]; [latex]6557[\/latex]; [latex]13713[\/latex]; [latex]17768[\/latex]; [latex]7493[\/latex]; [latex]2771[\/latex]; [latex]2861[\/latex]; [latex]1263[\/latex]; [latex]7285[\/latex]; [latex]28165[\/latex]; [latex]5080[\/latex]; [latex]11622[\/latex]<\/p>\n<ol id=\"id12992735\" data-mark-suffix=\".\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Organize the data into a chart with five intervals of equal width. Label the two columns \"Enrollment\" and \"Frequency.\"<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Construct a histogram of the data.<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">If you were to build a new community college, which piece of information would be more valuable: the mode or the mean?<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Calculate the sample mean.<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Calculate the sample standard deviation.<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">A school with an enrollment of [latex]8000[\/latex] would be how many standard deviations away from the mean?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"eip-idm26749440\" class=\"solution\" data-type=\"solution\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em data-effect=\"italics\">Use the following information to answer the next two exercises.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[latex]X[\/latex] = the number of days per week that [latex]100[\/latex] clients use a particular exercise facility.<\/p>\n<table id=\"element-813\" summary=\"This table presents the number of days a week clients use a particular exercise facility. The first column lists the number of days from 0-6 and the second column lists the frequency.\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th><em data-effect=\"italics\">x<\/em><\/th>\n<th>Frequency<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]0[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]3[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]1[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]12[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]2[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]33[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]3[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]28[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]4[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]11[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]5[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]9[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>[latex]6[\/latex]<\/td>\n<td>[latex]4[\/latex]<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div id=\"element-290\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"id4945198\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>111. The [latex]80[\/latex]<sup>th<\/sup> percentile is _____<\/p>\n<ol id=\"ni4\" data-mark-suffix=\".\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">[latex]5[\/latex]<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">[latex]80[\/latex]<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">[latex]3[\/latex]<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">[latex]4[\/latex]<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"element-867\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"id4861412\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<p>112. The number that is [latex]1.5[\/latex] standard deviations BELOW the mean is approximately _____<\/p>\n<ol id=\"ni5\" data-mark-suffix=\".\" data-number-style=\"lower-alpha\">\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">[latex]0.7[\/latex]<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">[latex]4.8[\/latex]<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">[latex]\u20132.8[\/latex]<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Cannot be determined<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"eip-961\" class=\"exercise\" data-type=\"exercise\">\n<div id=\"eip-175\" class=\"problem\" data-type=\"problem\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>113. Suppose that a publisher conducted a survey asking adult consumers the number of fiction paperback books they had purchased in the previous month. The results are summarized in the table.<\/p>\n<table id=\"table23\" summary=\"Publisher B is the table with number of books in the first column, from 0-5, 7, 9, frequency in the second column, and relative frequency in the third column which is blank.\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th># of books<\/th>\n<th>Freq.<\/th>\n<th>Rel. 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Use an appropriate numerical test involving the [latex]IQR[\/latex] to identify outliers, if any, and clearly state your conclusion.<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">If a data value is identified as an outlier, what should be done about it?<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Are any data values further than two standard deviations away from the mean? In some situations, statisticians may use this criteria to identify data values that are unusual, compared to the other data values. (Note that this criteria is most appropriate to use for data that is mound-shaped and symmetric, rather than for skewed data.)<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Do parts a and c of this problem give the same answer?<\/li>\n<li data-mark-suffix=\".\">Examine the shape of the data. 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