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Problem Set (Statistics) - Assignment

The document contains 6 problems related to statistics. Problem 1 involves identifying variables as qualitative or quantitative and their level of measurement. Problem 2 asks to find the mode of 3 data sets. Problem 3 provides growth data for 33 tomato plants and asks for several descriptive statistics. Problems 4-6 deal with normally distributed data involving parcel weights, vehicle speeds, and student weights, calculating percentages and numbers above and below certain values.

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Problem Set (Statistics) - Assignment

The document contains 6 problems related to statistics. Problem 1 involves identifying variables as qualitative or quantitative and their level of measurement. Problem 2 asks to find the mode of 3 data sets. Problem 3 provides growth data for 33 tomato plants and asks for several descriptive statistics. Problems 4-6 deal with normally distributed data involving parcel weights, vehicle speeds, and student weights, calculating percentages and numbers above and below certain values.

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Problem Set #6

Statistics

1. Identify the following as qualitative or quantitative variable. If quantitative, classify whether it is


discrete or continuous. Also, indicate the appropriate level of measurement required in each.
a. Car ownership (answers the question: Do you own a car?)(6 points)
b. Citizenship
c. Tuition fees
d. Color of the skin
e. Air temperature of the peak of Mt. Kalayo measured in degree Celsius.
f. Religion

2. Find the mode of each of the following data, provided, of course, that it exists:(6 points)
a. 6, 8, 5, 6, 5, 5, 7, 7, 9, 7, 6, 8, 4, and 7;
b. 57, 39, 54, 30, 46, 22, 48, 35, 27, 31, and 23;
c. 11, 15, 13, 14, 13, 12, 10, 11, 12, 13, 11, and 13.

3. The College of Agriculture obtained the following data representing the one-week growth (33)
in centimeters of 33 newly planted tomato plants:
2.3 3.9 3.9 0.8 4.1 1.1 3.1 2.2 2.4 2.4 1.8
2.8 2.4 3.9 1.8 3.9 3.9 4.1 3.9 2.4 4.0 4.2
3.7 1.6 2.3 3.2 2.6 2.6 1.9 2.2 1.7 3.5 1.9
Obtain the following: mean, median, mode, range, variance, standard deviation, P 50, Q2, D5, Inter-
quartile Range and coefficient of variation.

4. Shipping. During 1 week, an overnight delivery company found that the weights of its
parcels were normally distributed, with a mean of 24 oz and a standard deviation of 6 oz.(6)
a. What percent of the parcels weighed between 12 oz and 30 oz?
b. What percent of the parcels weighed more than 42 oz?

5. Traffic. A highway study of 8000 vehicles that passed by a checkpoint found that their
speeds were normally distributed, with a mean of 61 mph and a standard deviation of 7 mph.(6
points)
a. How many of the vehicles had a speed of more than 68 mph?
b. How many of the vehicles had a speed of less than 40 mph?

6.Weights. If the weights of 600 students are normally distributed with a mean of 50 kilograms and a
variance of 16 kilograms, (6 points)
a. Determine the percentage of students with weights lower than 55 kilograms.
b. How many students have weights exceeding 52 kilograms?

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