Laboratory Exercise No.

5:
MEASURES OF CENTRAL TENDENCY AND POSITION

1. A pediatrician had 10 patients on a particular clinic day. The mass (in Kg) of her patients on
that day were as follows 19, 18, 14.5, 17, 16, 16, 16.5, 18, 13.3, and 12.8. Compute and
interpret the mean mass of the patients.
2. A random sample of 11 patients admitted for diagnosis and evaluation to a psychiatric ward
of a general hospital has experienced the following lengths of stay (in days) as follows: 10,
20, 14, 17, 19, 50, 25, 20, 23, 21, and 45. Determine and interpret the mean length of stay of
these concerned patients.
3. Consider the distribution of mass (in pounds) of the children at hospital Z is given below.
Compute and interpret the mean mass of these children.
Mass Number of Children
70-79 5
60-69 8
50-59 9
40-49 12
30-39 19
20-29 8
10-19 2

4. A pediatrician had 10 patients on a particular clinic day. The mass (in Kg) of her patients on
that day were as follows 19, 18, 14.5, 17, 16, 16, 16.5, 18, 13.3, and 12.8. Compute and
interpret the median mass of the patients.
5. A random sample of 11 patients admitted for diagnosis and evaluation to a psychiatric ward
of a general hospital has experienced the following lengths of stay (in days) as follows: 10,
20, 14, 17, 19, 50, 25, 20, 23, 21, and 45. Determine and interpret the median length of stay
of these concerned patients.
6. Consider the distribution of mass (in pounds) of the children at hospital Z is given below.
Compute and interpret the median mass of these children.
Mass Number of Children
70-79 5
60-69 8
50-59 9
40-49 12
30-39 19
20-29 8
10-19 2

7. A pediatrician had 10 patients on a particular clinic day. The mass (in Kg) of her patients on
that day were as follows 19, 18, 14.5, 17, 16, 16, 16.5, 18, 13.3, and 12.8. Compute and
interpret the mode mass of the patients.
8. A random sample of 11 patients admitted for diagnosis and evaluation to a psychiatric ward
of a general hospital has experienced the following lengths of stay (in days) as follows: 10,
20, 14, 17, 19, 50, 25, 20, 23, 21, and 45. Determine and interpret the mode length of stay of
these concerned patients.
9. Consider the distribution of mass (in pounds) of the children at hospital Z is given below.
Compute and interpret the mode mass of these children.
Mass Number of Children

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 70-79 5
60-69 8
50-59 9
40-49 12
30-39 19
20-29 8
10-19 2

10. A pediatrician had 10 patients on a particular clinic day. The mass (in Kg) of her patients on
that day were as follows 19, 18, 14.5, 17, 16, 16, 16.5, 18, 13.3, and 12.8. Compute and
interpret the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd quartile mass of the patients.
11. A random sample of 11 patients admitted for diagnosis and evaluation to a psychiatric ward
of a general hospital has experienced the following lengths of stay (in days) as follows: 10,
20, 14, 17, 19, 50, 25, 20, 23, 21, and 45. Determine and interpret the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd quartile
length of stay of these concerned patients.
12. Consider the distribution of mass (in pounds) of the children at hospital Z is given below.
Compute and interpret the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd quartile mass of these children.
Mass Number of Children
70-79 5
60-69 8
50-59 9
40-49 12
30-39 19
20-29 8
10-19 2

13. A pediatrician had 10 patients on a particular clinic day. The mass (in Kg) of her patients on
that day were as follows 19, 18, 14.5, 17, 16, 16, 16.5, 18, 13.3, and 12.8. Compute and
interpret the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd decile mass of the patients.
14. A random sample of 11 patients admitted for diagnosis and evaluation to a psychiatric ward
of a general hospital has experienced the following lengths of stay (in days) as follows: 10,
20, 14, 17, 19, 50, 25, 20, 23, 21, and 45. Determine and interpret the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd decile
length of stay of these concerned patients.
15. Consider the distribution of mass (in pounds) of the children at hospital Z is given below.
Compute and interpret the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd decile mass of these children.
Mass Number of Children
70-79 5
60-69 8
50-59 9
40-49 12
30-39 19
20-29 8
10-19 2

16. A pediatrician had 10 patients on a particular clinic day. The mass (in Kg) of her patients on
that day were as follows 19, 18, 14.5, 17, 16, 16, 16.5, 18, 13.3, and 12.8. Compute and
interpret the 33rd , 42nd, and 75th percentile mass of the patients.
17. A random sample of 11 patients admitted for diagnosis and evaluation to a psychiatric ward
of a general hospital has experienced the following lengths of stay (in days) as follows: 10,

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 20, 14, 17, 19, 50, 25, 20, 23, 21, and 45. Determine and interpret the 33rd , 42nd, and 75th
percentile length of stay of these concerned patients.
18. Consider the distribution of mass (in pounds) of the children at hospital Z is given below.
Compute and interpret the 33rd , 42nd, and 75th percentile mass of these children.
Mass Number of Children
70-79 5
60-69 8
50-59 9
40-49 12
30-39 19
20-29 8
10-19 2

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