STATISTICS
Example of the 1st assignment
Name____________________ Surname ____________________
Identification number_____________________________________
Use "X" to mark the right answer. To correct an erroneus answer, circle the letter corresponding
to the erroneously selected answer.
For each question correctly answered, $ scores are gained. If the proof is clear and completely correct, %
scores are gained.
Theoretical questions
"Þ Consider a dataset ÐB1 ß á ,B8 Ñ of 8 observations. Tick the right statement.
a. The mean can be computed only if the variable \ is qualitative.
b. If the variable \ is quantitative, the median can be computed only if 8 is odd.
c. If the variable \ is quantitative, the median can be computed only if 8 is even.
d. If the variable \ is quantitative, the mode cannot be determined.
e. If the variable \ is nominal, the mean cannot be computed.
#. Tick the right statement.
a. The variance does not depend on the unit of measurement of the observations.
b. The coefficient of variation depends on the unit of measurement of the observations.
c. The variance can be negative.
d. The coefficient of variation can be negative.
e. The coefficient of variation is ! if all the observations are equal to a constant -Þ
$Þ Consider a dataset ÐB1 ß á ,B8 Ñ of 8 observations of the quantitative variable \ and
the linear transformation ] œ + ,\ in such a way that C3 œ + ,B3 ß 3 œ "ß á ß 8Þ
Tick the wrong statement.
a. C œ + ,B
b. =#C œ ,=#B
c. =#C œ ,# =#B
d. CVC Á CVB
e. all the previous are correct
%Þ Suppose you have 8 observations all equal to the constant - Ð- Á !Ñ. Tick the right
statement.
a. The mean of the observations is equal to 8.
b. The variance of the observations is equal to 8.
c. The mean of the observations is equal to - .
d. The coefficient of variation of the observations is equal to ".
e. The variance of the observations is equal to - .
Exercises
"Þ A variable \ has been observed in correspondence of "!! statistical units. Knowing
that
B3 œ "!!ß B3# œ &!!
"!! "!!
3œ" 3œ"
and considering the transformed variable ] œ " $\ , compute the coefficient of variation of ]
(report all the steps)
#Þ A set of statistical units is partitioned in # groups: the size of the first group is three time the size
of the second group. By knowing that the mean of a variable \ for the first group is %, the mean of
\ for the entire set of observations is %, the variance of \ for the first group is % and that the
variance of \ for the second group is %, determine the mean of \ for the second group and the
variance between groups (report all the steps)
Consider the following classified distribution referring to the \ -variable
classes absolute frequency
Ð! #!Ó '!
Ð#! )!Ó #!
Ð)! "#!Ó #!
$Þ the class containing the first quartile is
a. Ð! #!Ó b. Ð#! )!Ó c. Ð)! "#!Ó d. undetermined e. none of the previous
%Þ the approximated mean is
a. $' b. #&'! c. "#'% d. $'!! e. #&'!!!
&Þ the modal class (report all the steps)
Proof
Consider a dataset ÐB1 ß á ,B8 Ñ of 8 observations of the quantitative variable \ . Prove
that if the original data are linearly transformed (that is if C3 œ + ,B3 ß a 3 œ "ß á 8)
then =#C œ ,# =#B Þ
