QUESTION 1:

a) Prepare a summary table for program chosen. Calculate percentage and sectarian
angle of each program.

Class
Architecture
Business
Communicatio
n
Engineering
Foundation
IT
Total

Frequenc
y
4
10
8

Relative
frequency
0.08
0.2
0.16

Relative
frequency (%)
8
20
16

Central
Angle
28.8
72
57.6

11
10
7
50

0.22
0.2
0.14
1

22
20
14
100(%)

79.2
72
50.4
3600

b) Represent these information on a pie chart.

PROGRAMS
IT; 14%

Architecture ; 8%

Business ; 20%

Foundation ; 20%

Communication; 16%
Engineering ; 22%

c) Draw a bar chart to represent the program chosen.

PROGRAMS
12
10
8
6

11

10

4
2
0

10

Architecture

Business

Communication

Engineering

Foundation

IT

QUESTION 2:
4.1

5.2

2.8

4.9

5.6

4.0

4.1

4.3

5.4

4.5

6.1

3.7

2.3

4.5

4.9

5.6

4.3

3.9

3.2

5.0

4.8

3.7

4.6

5.5

1.8

5.1

4.2

6.3

3.3

5.8

4.4

4.8

3.0

4.3

4.7

5.1

a) Construct a frequency distribution. Take 0.8 as a class width and 1.8 as a lower limit
of the first class.
Class
Color Frequency (y)
1.8 2.5
2
2.6 3.3
4
3.4 4.1
6
4.2 4.9
13
5.0 5.7
8
5.8 6.5
3
Total
36

Mid-point (x)
2.15
2.95
3.75
4.55
5.35
6.15
24.9

b) Draw a histogram and frequency polygon

HISTOGRAM OF CLASS
14

13

12
10
8

8
6

6
4

4
2
0

1.8 2.5

2.6 3.3

3.4 4.1

4.2 4.9

5.0 5.7

5.8 6.5

Frequency polygon
14

13

12
10

0
2.15

2.95

3.75

4.55
Mid-point

5.35

6.15

Linear (Mid-point)

QUESTION 3
Class

Frequency
(f)

Class midpoint (x)

1.8 2.5
2.6 3.3
3.4 4.1
4.2 4.9
5.0 5.7
5.8 6.5
TOTAL

2
4
6
13
8
3
36

2.15
2.95
3.75
4.55
5.35
6.15

a) Mean:

f i x i = 159 =4.42
f i 36

b) Mode:
Model class: [4.2 4.9]
Model class boundary: [4.15 4.95]
^x =LB +C

^x =4.15+ 0.8

B
( B+
A)

( 7+57 )

^x =4.62

c) Standard deviation

f.x

f.x

4.3
11.8
22.5
59.15
42.8
18.45
159

9.25
34.81
84.38
269.13
228.98
113.47
740.01

Cumulative
frequency
(F)
2
6
12
25
33
36
114

fi x i2 fi xi

740.01 159

36
36

( )

=1.02

d) Pearsons First coefficient of skewness

PCS=

PCS=

(MeanMode )
Standard deviation

4.424.62
=0.196
1.02
1
1
~
x position= ( n+1 ) = (36 +1 )=18.5
2
2

Median:
Median class: [4.2 4.9], F>(M 0)
Median class boundary: [4.15 4.95]
n+1
F )
(
2
~
x=L + C
B

fm

36+1
12)
(
2
~
x=4.15+0.8
=4.55
13

PCS ( 2 )=

3 ( meanmedian ) 3(4.424.55)
=
=0.38
standard deviation
1.02

Comment on the skewness of the distribution:

QUESTION 4
a)
2+ x+ 7+4 x +5 x +2+1=52

12+10 x =52
10 x=40

 x=4
Weight
(kg)

Frequenc
y

40 44
45 49
50 54
55 59
60 64
65 69
70 74
TOTAL

2
4
7
16
20
2
1
52

b) First quartile ( x=1)

r
1
Q1 position= . ( n+1 )= .53=13.25 (M 0)
4
4
Q1 class[5559] ,

F>( M 0)

Q1 class boundary [54.559.5]

1
1
( n+1 )F B
( 52+ 1 )13
4
4
Q1=LB +C .
=54.5+5
=54.58
fm
16

c) Median (Second quartile Q2

1
1
~
x position= ( n+1 ) = .53=26.5( M 0 )
2
2
Median class[5559]

F>(M 0)

Median class boundary [54.559.5]

( n+1 )
( 52+ 1 )
F B
13
2
2
~
x=LB + C .
=54.5+5.
=58.72
fm
16

d) Third quartile (x=3)

Cumulative
frequency
(F)
2
6
13
29
49
51
52

r
3
Q3 position= . ( n+1 )= .53=39.75(M 0)
4
4
Q3 class[6064 ]

F>( M 0)

Q3 class boundary [59.564.5]

3
3
( n+1 )F B
( 52+1 )29
4
4
Q3=LB + C .
=59.5+ 5
=62.19
fQ
20

e) Inter quartile range

|IQR|=Q3Q1=62.1954.58=7.61
Q=

IQR 7.61
=
=3.81
2
2