Lab Activity

The government has raised funds for barangay Tanyong specifically for detecting and treating
Hepatitis A that can be spread by fecal-oral transmission or by consuming food or water that has
been contaminated. You tested samples in the lab and gathered the following data for 6 months.

February 12
March 9
April 14
May 18
June 18
July 23
August 25

• Determine the measures of center

MEAN
Data: 9,12,14, 18, 18, 23, 25
Sum of data: 119
N of values: 7
Mean: 17

MEDIAN
Data: 9,12,14, 18, 18, 23, 25
Median: 18

MODE
Data: 9,12,14, 18, 18, 23, 25
Mode: 18

• Determine the measures of spread

RANGE
Data: 9,12,14, 18, 18, 23, 25
Lowest Value: 9
Highest Value: 25
Range: 16

Solution: Range = maximum(xi) - minimum(xi)

= 25-9 =16
VARIANCE & STANDARD DEVIATION
Data: 9,12,14, 18, 18, 23, 25
N: 7
Mean: 17
Variance s2: 33.33
Standard Deviation s: 5.77
 Solution:
x x-mean (x- mean)^2
9 -8 64
12 -5 25
14 -3 9
18 1 1
18 1 1
23 6 36
25 8 64
Total: 200

200
¿ =33.33
7−1

¿ √ 33.33

¿ 5.77

• Plot the data in Line and bar graph

Gathered Data
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
February March April May June July August

Gathered Data
30
25
25 23
20 18 18
15 14
12
10 9

5
0
February March April May June July August
• Interpret the data

The figure shows the amount of data gathered from the tested samples over a 6-
month period. In February, 12 data points were collected, 9 in March, 14 in April, 18 in
May, 18 in June, 23 in July, and 25 in August. The results show that May and June have
equal amounts of data points, and August has the most data point, while March has the
least amount of data point.