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A. The following data shows the ages of respondents classified by their gender.

Table 1.1: Ages of respondents classified by gender

Gender Ages (Sample size: 87) (Population: Students)


Male 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1
(n=33) 3 0 8 5 8 8 7 7 9 9 3 7 9 0 9
1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1
9 8 9 8 2 9 0 9 9 9 0 2 8 9 7
1 1 1
8 9 8
Female 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1
(n=48) 8 8 2 9 1 1 0 8 8 9 0 8 8 9 8
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1
9 8 9 8 9 8 8 9 9 9 8 9 1 8 9
1 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
9 8 9 1 1 9 9 0 8 9 9 8 9 7 1
2 2 1
0 0 8
Unknow 1 1 1 1 2
n (n=5) 4 8 8 7 0
Non- 1
binary 9
(n=1)

Table 1.2: Measurement of central tendency


Measurement of central tendency Ages of respondents (yrs.) (Sample size: 87)
Mean 19.13
Median 19
Mode (s) 19
Midrange 20.5
Solution:
Mean = {Sum of Observation} ÷ {Total numbers of Observations} 
Data:
23,20,18,25,18,18,27,17,19,19,23,17,19,20,19,19,18,19,18,22,19,20,19,19,19,20,22,18,19,17,18,
19,18,18,18,22,19,21,21,20,18,18,19,20,18,18,19,18,
19,18,19,18,19,18,18,19,19,19,18,19,21,18,19,19,18,19,21,21,19,19,20,18,19,19,18,19,17,21,20,
20,18,14,18,18,17,20,19
Sum of data= 1664
Mean= 1664/87
Mean= 19.1264

Diagram 1: Ages of respondents

Textual Presentation:

The ages of respondents (n=87) consists of the


ages :23,20,18,25,18,18,27,17,19,19,23,17,19,20,19,19,18,19,18,22,19,20,19,19,19,20,22,18,19,17,18,19
,18,18,18,22,19,21,21,20,18,18,19,20,18,18,19,18,19,18,19,18,19,18,18,19,19,19,18,19,21,18,19,19,18,1
9,21,21,19,19,20,18,19,19,18,19,17,21,20,20,18,14,18,18,17,20,19. Where there are 48 females, 33
males, 5 preferred to not mention their gender and 1 is non-binary. The mean of the ages is 19.23, with
a median of 19, mode of 19 and midrange of 20.5

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