Measures of Central Tendency

and Dispersion 1

EXERCISES, Page 11
1. mean: 2 + 7 + 5 + 7 +14 = 35 = 7
55
median: 2, 5, 7 , 7, 14 ⇒ 7
mode: 7
3. mean: 11+ 8 + 2 + 5 +17 + 39 + 52 + 42 = 176 = 22
88
11+ 2
median: 2, 11, 17 8 =
, 39, 42,
5, 8, 17 52 ⇒ = 14
2 2
mode: none
5. mean: 2.1+ 4.6 + 8.2 + 3.4 + 5.6 + 8.0 + 9.4 + 12.2 + 56.1+ 78.2 =
187.8 = 18.8
1010
⇒8.0+8.2=
median: 2.1, 3.4, 4.6, 5.6, 8.0, 8.2 , 9.4, 12.2,
56.1,
78.2
8.1 2
mode: none
7. range: 22 − 1 = 21
mean: 1+ 2 + 5 + 7 + 8 +19 + 22 = 64 = 9.1
77
(1−9. + (2 −9.1)2 + (5 +⋅⋅⋅+ (22 402.
standard 1) −9.1) + (7 −9.1)
2 2 2
−9.1)2 87 ≈
deviation = 8.2
7 −1 6
402.87

variance: ≈ 67.1

9. range: 4.8 − 1.5 = 3.3

mean: 2.1+ 3.0 +1.9 +1.5 + 4.8 = 13.3 = 2.7
55
(2.1− + (3.0 − 2.7)2 + (1.9 − 2.7)2 + (1.5 6.
2.7)2 − 2.7)2 + (4.8 − 2.7)2 94
 standard ≈1
deviation: = .3
5 −1 4
6.
varian 94 ≈1.
ce: 7
4
11. range: 100 − 48 =
52
48+91+87+93+59+68+9 71
mea 2+100+81 9 =
n: = 79.9
9 9
(48 − + (91− + (87 − 79.9)2 2492
standard 79.9)2 79.9)2 +⋅⋅⋅+ (81− 79.9)2 .89 ≈17.
deviation: = 7
9 −1 8
2492
varian .89 ≈
ce: 311.6
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13. Let x = Ruben’s score on the next test.

6(78) + x = 80
7
468 + x = 560
x = 92
Ruben needs a score of 92 on the next test.
total 30+
15 distance 30 60 60 = 48
. time = 0 + 0 = 0.75+ = 25
total 3 3 0.5 1. mph
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0 40
17. Your numbers may vary. A sample list of six numbers is A = 3,
6, 7, 10, 13, 27. The list with 12 added to each number is B = 15,
18, 19, 22, 25, 39.
mean 3+6+7+10+1 6 = ; median 7 1 =
of A: 3+ 27 = 6 11 of A: +10= 7 8.5
6 6 2 2
15+18+19+22+ 13 = 23 ; 19+ 4 =
mean 25+39 8 median of 22 1 20.
of B: = B: = 5
6 6 2 2
a. mean of B: 23 – 11 = 12 larger than the mean of A
b. median of B: 20.5 – 8.5 = 12 larger than the median of A
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