Assignment -2

Stat-100 (Fall-2020)

Q1. Listed are 12 ages for Academy Award winning best actors:
22, 42, 64, 77, 62, 58, 31, 27, 73, 52, 36, 18.
a) Calculate Q1 and Q3
b) Calculate D2 and D7
c) Calculate P47 and P31
Q2. AIDS data indicating the number of months a patient with AIDS lives after taking a new
antibody drug are as follows (smallest to largest): 24; 25; 26; 27; 29; 29; 33; 34; 44; 47;
Calculate the Arithmetic Mean, Geometric Mean and Harmonic Mean. Also Prove that A.M>
G.M>H.M.
Q3. A cyclist covers first three kms, at an average speed of 8 k./h. Another two kms. at 3 k/h.
and the last two kms. at 2 k/h. Find the average speed for the entire journey.

Q4. An economy grows at the rate of 2% in the first year, 2.5% in the second year, 3% in the
third year, 4% in the fourth year, and 10% in 10 th year. What is the average rate of growth of the
economy?

Q5. The geometric mean of four values was calculated as 16. it was later discovered that one
of the values was recorded wrongly as 32 when, in fact was 162. calculate the correct geometric
mean.