Psychological Statistics (Lec and Lab)

Assignment 3
Topics: Central Tendency and Variability

Instructions:
 Answer CM4 Posttest A and CM5 Posttest.
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A. Central Tendency (from CM4)

1. Which group of students has the highest mean height in centimeters? (5pts)

Solution:

Freshmen: 152 cm, 154 cm, 168 cm, 190 cm = 664 ÷ 4 = 166 cm

Sophomores: 144 cm, 155 cm, 167 cm, 175 cm, 177 cm, 189 cm
= 1,007 ÷ 6 = 167.83 = 168 cm

Juniors: 150 cm, 155 cm, 160 cm, 170 cm, 188 cm = 823 ÷ 5 = 164.6 = 165 cm

Seniors: 149 cm, 150 cm, 165 cm, 169 cm, 177 cm = 810 ÷ 5 = 162 cm

Answer: Sophomores have the highest mean height which is 168 cm

2. The observations below are the body temperatures in degree Celsius of 5 patients
having fever in Ward A of Hospital X. Find the mean temperature of the patients. (1pt)

Solution and Answer: 39.9

Lily 40.5

Dyna 39.8

Betsy 41.0

Daryl 38.8

Cynthia 39.6

199.7 ÷ 5 = 39.94 = 39.9

 3. Find the mean, median and mode of the following weights in pounds of new born
infants of Hospital Y: (3pts)

6.5 4.0 5.0 5.5 6.0 5.5 6.0 4.8 7.5 5.5

Solution and Answers:

Mean: 6.5 + 4.0 + 5.0 + 5.5 + 6.0 + 5.5 +6.0 + 5.5 + 6.0 + 4.8 + 7. 5 + 5.5 = 56.3 ÷ 10 = 56.3= 5.63

Median: 4.0, 4.8, 5.0, 5.5, 5.5, 5.5, 6.0, 6.0, 6.5, 7.5 = 5.5

Mode: 5.5

4.0 I
4.8 I
5.0 I
5.5 III
6.0 II
6.5 I
7.5 I
B. Variability (from CM5)

Solution and Answers:

(1pt) (1pt) (1pt)

Volume of Wooden
X Fx f(x - x)2
Cubes in cubic cm F

0–5 2 2.5 5.0 23.94

6 – 11 3 8.5 25.5 19.35

12 – 17 5 14.5 72.5 364.65

18 – 23 8 20.5 164.0 1691.29

24 – 29 7 26.5 185.5 2953.24

30 – 35 4 32.5 130.0 2817.48

36 – 41 5 38.5 192.5 5294.25

42 – 47 3 44.5 133.5 4455.99

48 – 53 3 50.5 151.5 5951.43

N= 40 238.5

238.5
x̅ = 40 = 5.96

a. Population variance (2pts)

 X X- μ (X- μ)²

2.5 -24.0 576.

8.5 -18 324.
14.5 -12.0 144.
20.5 -6.0 36.
26.5 0 0
32.5 +6.0 36.
38.5 +12.0 144.
44.5 +18.0 324.
50.5 +24.0 576.
= 2160
Mean: 26.5

= Σ(X- μ) ²

= 2160

= 240

b. population standard deviation (2pts)

σ= √ σ²N

= √240 = 15.49

c. sample variance (2pts)

s² = Σ (X - x̅ ) ²

n–1

= 2160 =270
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d. sample standard deviation (2pts)

s= √s² N-1

= √270 = 16.43