NAME: IBARRIENTOS, JOY L.

COURSE AND SETION: BSEDMT 2-1

Activity 4.1: MEASURES OF DISPERSION

Answer the following. (round off your final answer in 3 decimal places)
1. In an advertising company, a random sample of 10 employees gave the following
information on the number of hours spent on consultation by prospective clients each day:
3, 6, 4, 5, 4, 2, 4, 4, 3, and 2
a. Find range 6-2 =4
b. Find sample mean x =∑x/n = 37/10= 3.7
∑(𝑥 − 𝑥)2 14.1
c. Find the sample standard deviation. (𝑆) = √ =√ = 1.252
𝑛−1 10−1

x 𝒙−𝒙̅ |𝒙 − 𝒙 ̅|2 |𝒙 − 𝒙 ̅|3

3 3 – 3.7 = -0.7 0.72 =0.49 0.343
6 6 – 3.7 = 2.3 2.32 =5.29 12.167
4 4 – 3.7 = 0.3 0.32 =0.09 0.027
5 5 – 3.7 = 1.3 1.32 =1.69 2.197
4 4 – 3.7 = 0.3 0.32 =0.09 0.027
2 2 – 3.7 = -1.7 1.72 =2.89 4.913
4 4 – 3.7 = 0.3 0.32 =0.09 0.027
4 4 – 3.7 = 0.3 0.32 =0.09 0.027
3 3 – 3.7 = -0.7 0.72 =0.49 0.343
2 2 – 3.7 = -1.7 1.72 =2.89 4.913
∑x= 37 ∑|𝒙 − 𝒙 |̅ 2=14.1 ∑|𝒙 − 𝒙 ̅| 3=24.984

2. Make a simple survey in the heights (cm) of your classmates. Record it and
compute for the following. (compute for grouped data)
a. range = 175-143 = 32
b. population mean = ∑𝑓𝑋/n=6165/39= 158.077
 c. population standard deviation =
(𝜎) = √ ∑𝑓(𝑚 − 𝜇)2 /𝑁
(𝜎) = √2430.76925/39
(𝜎)= √62.32742
(𝜎)= 7.895

HEIGHT FREQUENCY Class fX 𝒙 (𝒙 − 𝒙) ̅2 𝒇(𝒙 − 𝒙) 2 (𝒙 − 𝒙) ̅3

IN CM.. Mark
(f)
(X)

173-177 3 175 525 158.07692 286.39064 859.17192 4846.61166

168-172 1 170 170 158.07692 142.15984 142.15984 1694.98311

163-167 6 165 990 158.07692 47.92904 287.57422 331.81656

158-162 10 160 1600 158.07692 3.69824 36.98237 7.11201

153-157 10 155 1550 158.07692 9.46744 94.67437 -29.13055

148-152 5 150 750 158.07692 65.23664 326.18318 -526.91110

143-147 4 145 580 158.07692 171.00584 684.02335 -2236.22965

n= 39 1120 ∑𝑓𝑋= 725.88768 2430.76925 4088.25203

6165
NAME: IBARRIENTOS, JOY L.
COURSE AND SETION: BSEDMT 2-1

Activity 4.2: SKEWNESS

Answer the following. (round off your final answer in 3 decimal places)
1. In an advertising company, a random sample of 10 employees gave the following
information on the number of hours spent on consultation by prospective clients each day:
3, 6, 4, 5, 4, 2, 4, 4, 3, and 2. Find skewness and kurtosis. Make a simple interpretation
after computing it. Finally graph the distribution.

x 𝒙−𝒙̅ |𝒙 − 𝒙 ̅|2 𝒙 − 𝒙 3̅ 𝒙 − 𝒙 4̅
3 3 – 3.7 = -0.7 0.72 =0.49 -0.343 0.2401
6 6 – 3.7 = 2.3 2.32 =5.29 12.167 27.9841
4 4 – 3.7 = 0.3 0.32 =0.09 0.027 0.0081
5 5 – 3.7 = 1.3 1.32 =1.69 2.197 2.8561
4 4 – 3.7 = 0.3 0.32 =0.09 0.027 0.0081
2 2 – 3.7 = -1.7 1.72 =2.89 -4.913 8.3521
4 4 – 3.7 = 0.3 0.32 =0.09 0.027 0.0081
4 4 – 3.7 = 0.3 0.32 =0.09 0.027 0.0081
3 3 – 3.7 = -0.7 0.72 =0.49 -0.343 0.2401
2 2 – 3.7 = -1.7 1.72 =2.89 -4.913 8.3521
∑x= 37 ∑|𝒙 − 𝒙 ̅| 2=14.1 ∑𝒙 − 𝒙 3̅ =3.96 ∑(𝑥 − 𝑥̅)4=48.057

∑(𝑥 − 𝑥)2 14.1

(𝑆) = √ = √10−1 = 1.252
𝑛−1

𝑠𝑘𝑒𝑤𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑘𝑢𝑟𝑡𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑠
= ∑(𝑥 − 𝑥̅)3 /(𝑛 − 1) (𝑠3) =∑(𝑥 − 𝑥̅)4/ (𝑛 − 1) (𝑠4)
=3.96/ 9 (1.25167)3 =48.057/9(1.25167)4
= 3.96/ 17.64867 =48.057/ 22.09031
= +0.224 (positive skewed) = 2.175
Since 2.175 is less than 3 then the
graph is platykurtic
 2. Make a simple survey in the heights (cm) of your classmates. Record it and
compute for the skewness and kurtosis. Make a simple interpretation after computing it.
(Compute for grouped data)

HEIGHT FREQUENCY Class 𝒙 𝒇(𝒙 − 𝒙) 2 𝑓(𝑥 − 𝑥̅)3 𝑓(𝑥 − 𝑥̅)4

IN CM.. Mark
(f)
(X)

173-177 3 175 158.07692 859.17192 14539.83498 246058.7903

168-172 1 170 158.07692 142.15984 1694.98311 20209.41917

163-167 6 165 158.07692 287.57424 1990.89936 13783.15535

158-162 10 160 158.07692 36.9824 71.1201 136.76955

153-157 10 155 158.07692 94.6744 -291.3055 896.32357

148-152 5 150 158.07692 326.1932 -2634.5555 21279.09383

143-147 4 145 158.07692 684.00736 -8944.9186 116971.9847

n= 39 1120 2430.76306 6426.05795 419335.5365

(𝜎) = √ ∑𝑓(𝑚 − 𝜇)2 /𝑁

(𝜎) = √2430.76925/39
(𝜎)= √62.32742
(𝜎)= 7.895

𝑠𝑘𝑒𝑤𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠
∑𝑓(𝑥 − 𝜇)3/𝑁 (𝜎3)
6426.05795/ 39(7.89477)3
6426.05795/ 19190.35697
= +0.335 (positive 𝑠𝑘𝑒𝑤𝑒𝑑)
𝑘𝑢𝑟𝑡𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑠
∑𝑓(𝑥 − 𝜇)4 /𝑁 (𝜎4)
419335.5365/ (39) (7.89477)4
419335.5365/ 151503.4545
= 2.768
Since 2.768 is less than 3 then the
graph is platykurtic.