Rekan & Awin

Chapter 1 and 2
Allan Bluman - Elementary Statistics_ A Step By Step Approach-McGraw-Hill
Education (2017), Problem 11 at page 5.
11. In a weight loss study using teenagers at Boston University, 52% of the group
said that they lost weight and kept it off by counting calories. (Descriptive Statistics)
Allan Bluman - Elementary Statistics_ A Step By Step Approach-McGraw-Hill
Education (2017), Problem 23 at page 52.
Scores in the Rose Bowl The data show the scores of the winning teams in the Rose
Bowl. Construct a frequency distribution for the data using a class width of 7.

H = 49 and L = 14. Range = H – L = 49 – 14 = 35.

4 4
Number of Classes = 2.5 × √𝑛 = 2.5 × √30 = 6.29 ≅ 7
Class Width = 6

Class Limits Class Boundaries Tally Frequency

14 – 19 13.5 – 19.5 |||| | 6

20 – 25 19.5 – 25.5 |||| |||| ||| 13

26 – 31 25.5 – 31.5 |||| 4

32 – 37 31.5 – 37.5 |||| 4

38 – 43 37..5 – 43.5 |||| | 6

44 – 49 43.5 – 49.5 |||| || 7

Allan Bluman - Elementary Statistics_ A Step By
Step Approach-McGraw-Hill Education (2017),
Problem 11 at page 67.
Blood Glucose Levels The frequency distribution
shows the blood glucose levels (in milligrams per
deciliter) for 50 patients at a medical facility.
Construct a histogram and frequency polygon for the
data. Comment on the shape of the distribution.
What range of glucose levels Did most patients fall into?
Class Boundary Frequency
Column1
59.5 – 64.5 2
20
64.5 – 69.5 1 18
69.5 – 74.5 5 16
74.5 – 79.5 12 14

79.5 – 84.5 18 12
10
84.5 – 89.5 6
8
89.5 – 94.5 5 6
94.5 – 99.5 1 4
2
0
59.5 64.5 69.5 74.5 79.5 84.5 89.5 94.5

Column1

Polygon
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Chapter 3
Allan Bluman - Elementary Statistics_ A Step By Step Approach-McGraw-Hill Education (2017),
Problem 7 at page 143.
Traveler Spending The data show the
traveler spending in billions of dollars
for a recent year for a sample of the
states. Find the range, variance, and standard deviation for the data.
Range = Greatest Value – Smallest Value = 110.8 – 20.1 = 90.7
∑10
𝑖=1 𝑥𝑖 457.4
𝑋̅ = = = 45.74
10 10
∑𝑛𝑖=1(𝑥𝑖 − 𝑋)2 7990.164
𝑆2 = = = 887.796
𝑛−1 9
𝑆 = 29.79
Allan Bluman - Elementary Statistics_ A Step By Step Approach-McGraw-Hill Education (2017),
Problem 32 at page 145.
Ages of Accountants The average age of the accountants at Three Rivers Corp. is 26 years, with a
standard deviation of 6 years; the average salary of the accountants is $31,000, with a standard
deviation of $4000. Compare the variations of age and income.
𝑆 6
𝐶. 𝑉. = × 100 = × 100 = %23.1
𝑋̅ ̅̅̅̅
26
𝑆 4000
𝐶. 𝑉. = × 100 = × 100 = %12.9
𝑋̅ 31000
Since the Coefficient of Variance of age is greater than the C. V. for Salary, so, Age is more
variable.
Allan Bluman - Elementary Statistics_ A Step By Step Approach-McGraw-Hill Education (2017),
Problem 16 at page 160.
Which score indicates the highest relative position?
a. A score of 3.2 on a test with 𝑋̅= 4.6 and s = 1.5
b. A score of 630 on a test with 𝑋̅= 800 and s = 200
𝑉𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒−𝑀𝑒𝑎𝑛 3.2−4.6
Z – score = = = = −0.933
𝑆 1.5
𝑉𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒−𝑀𝑒𝑎𝑛 630−800
Z – score = = = = −0.85
𝑆 200

Since the value of b is greater than value of a, therefore, b has a higher relative position.
Chapter 4
Allan Bluman - Elementary Statistics_ A Step By Step Approach-McGraw-Hill Education (2017),
Problem 2 at page 235.
Letter Permutations List all the permutations of the letters in the word MATH.
𝑛! 4!
𝑛𝑃𝑟 = (𝑛−𝑟)! = 1!1!1!1! = 24, M=1, A=1, T=1, H=1.

Allan Bluman - Elementary Statistics_ A Step By Step Approach-McGraw-Hill Education (2017),

Problem 10 at page 223.
Selecting Marbles, A bag contains 9 red marbles, 8 white marbles, and 6 blue marbles. Randomly
choose two marbles, one at a time, and without replacement. Find the following.
a. The probability that the first marble is red and the second is white
b. The probability that both are the same color
a:
9 8 36
𝑃{𝑅𝑒𝑑, 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑡𝑒} = × =
23 22 253
b:
𝑃{𝑆𝑎𝑚𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑟} = 2𝑊ℎ𝑖𝑡𝑒 + 2𝑅𝑒𝑑 + 2𝐵𝑙𝑢𝑒
9 8 8 7 6 5 375
𝑃 = ( × )+( × )+( × )=
23 22 23 22 23 22 506
Allan Bluman - Elementary Statistics_ A Step By Step Approach-McGraw-Hill Education (2017),
Problem 32 at page 224.
Doctor Specialties Below are listed the numbers of doctors in various specialties by gender.

a. Find P (male|

pediatrician):
𝑀𝑎𝑙𝑒 33,020
𝑃{ }=
𝑃𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑎𝑛 66,371
b. Find P (pathologist |female):
𝑃𝑎𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑖𝑠𝑡 5604
𝑃{ }=
𝐹𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑙𝑒 51247