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1. Given the set of observations: 12, 13, 7, 11, 5 . The mean is computed as:
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2. The following are the weight (in kilograms) of 10 selected cancer patients.
46 43 37 52 48 60 34 40 55 41
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3. A scientist made six measurements of the ionization energy of helium (in
electron volts), obtaining 24.55, 24.65 ,24.56. 24.56, 24.62, 24. 57. Calculate
the mean of these measurements.
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4. Four separate blood tests revealed that a patient had total blood
cholesterol levels of 240, 235, 225, and 215. Find the mean of the blood
cholesterol levels.
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The Median
n = 7 , therefore n is odd
Step 2. Arrange the observations in numerical order from smallest to
largest or largest to smallest.
5 6 8 10 11 15 17
n = 8 , therefore n is even
Step 2. Arrange the observations in numerical order (ascending order
or descending order).
77 81 84 85 86 93 94 97
The mode, denoted by Mo, is the value which occurs most frequently or has
the highest frequency in the given data set. It is used when a rough or quick
estimate of the central value is wanted.
Types:
1. Unimodal
2. Bimodal
3. Trimodal
4. Multimodal
References
Aufmann, R. et al. (2018). Mathematics in the Modern World. Manila: Rex
Bookstore, Inc.
An Introduction to Statistical Methods and Data Analysis (Ott & Longnecker,
2010)
Mathematical Excursions (Aufmann et al., 2018)
Statistics for the Social Sciences (Beligan, 2011)