Homework
Homework
Introduction to Statistics
Homework – Deadline: Week 6
Question 1: The following data give the total number of Laptop sold by a mail order company on each of
25 days.
8 11 15 22 10 5 17 21 22 13 16 18 12 9 20 16 23 14 19 23 20 16 16 21 14
a. Complete a frequency distribution table for these data (see the table below ) and draw a pie chart for this
distribution.
b. Construct an ogive for this frequency distribution.
Laptop Sold Frequency Class Boundaries Relative Frequency Percentage Class Width
5-10
11-16
17-22
23-28
P
f=
Question 2: The following data give the prices (in thousands of dollars) of nine houses selected from all
houses sold last month in a city:
Find the mean, the median, the range, and the mode.
Question 3: The following data give the numbers of pieces of junk mail received by 7 families during the
past month.:
41 33 29 19 14 31 39
Find the variance, and standard deviation.
Hint: the sample variance is
x)2
P
x2 − (
P
2 n
S =
n−1
Question 4:
a. Define statistics. What are the branches of statistics.
b. Explain the difference between qualitative variables and quantitative variables. Provide examples of these.
c. Explain the difference between discrete and continuous variables. Provide examples of these.
Question 5: The table below gives the frequency distribution of the daily commuting times (in minutes) from home
to work for all 18 employees of a company.
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