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TUTORIAL 2 : DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS

Q1 The number of calls from motorcyclists on the highway was recorded by the
maintenance company by 2016. Raw data is showed in Table 1.

Table 1: Number of Calls from motorcyclists

28 122 130 120 86 80
90 120 140 70 40 145
187 113 90 68 174 194
170 100 75 104 97 75
123 100 82 109 120 81
127

(a) Determine the range, the number of classes, and the appropriate class size.
(b) Develop a frequency table for raw data of Table 1.
(c) Draw a histogram for raw data of Table 1.
(d) Show the normal curve above the histogram (c) and state the shape of the
curve.
(e) Based on data as in Table 1, determine:
(i) mean
(ii) mode
(iii)median
(iv) standard deviation
(v) inter-quartile range

Q2 Table 2 shows the quiz scores of Mathematic for 35 students.

Table 2: Quiz
Class Frequency
39-41 2
36-38 2
33-35 7
30-32 12
27-29 7
24-26 3
21-23 1
18-20 1

(a) Based on data as in Table 2, determine:

(i) mean
(ii) mode
(iii) median
(iv) standard deviation
(v) inter-quartile range

(b) Develop frequency polygon for data in Table 2.

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Q3

Below are the scores obtained in the last semester exams in sem 2 sesi 2016/17 for
Statistics.

99 88 82 77 73 69
97 87 80 77 73 67
93 86 80 76 71 66
91 84 78 74 70 64
90 83 77 74 70 71

(a) Starting with an interval of 60-62, construct a histogram for the above data
scores.
(b) By using the same interval, develop a polygon frequency of the above data
scores.
(c) Explain the type of distribution above.