Q#1:

Find the mean, median and mode for the following data set.

2, 3, 5, 8, 11, 16, 24, 30, 36, 40, 44, 50

Solution:

Mean = �x =
2 + 3 + 5 + 8 + 11 + 16 + 24 + 30 + 36 + 40 + 44 + 50
n 12

269
= = 22.42.
12
th
�n + 1 � 12 + 1 � 13
�
�= = 6.5 Observation
th
Median = � � Observations = �
�2 � �2 � 2

7th Value + 6th Value 24 + 16 40

= = = = 20
2 2 2

Mode = There is no mode in the data set because no value is repeating most of the time.

Q#2:

Q: Principal of a University wants to find if there exists any correlation between grades in Chemistry and
grades in Biostatistics. He selects a random sample of 10 students out of all those who take this
combination of subjects. The following information is obtained:

Marks in
Student Chemistry(X) Marks in Biostatistics(Y) XY X^2 Y^2
I 25 19 475 625 361
II 24 22 528 576 484
III 18 16 288 324 256
IV 28 26 728 784 676
V 24 21 504 576 441
VI 14 18 252 196 324
VII 25 22 550 625 484
VIII 17 16 272 289 256
IX 28 27 756 784 729
X 15 12 180 225 144
Total 218 199 4533 5004 4155
Solution:

( 4533 ) - ( 218 )( 199 ) / 10

r=
�
�( 5004 ) - ( 218 )2 / 10 �( 4155 ) - ( 199 )2 / 10 �
��
� �
= 0.879

There exists a strong positive linear correlation between marks in Chemistry and marks in Biostatistics for
these 10 students who have been taken into consideration.