Question 1:

For the 2010–2011 viewing season, the top five syndicated programs were Wheel of Fortune
(WoF), Two and Half Men (THM), Jeopardy (Jep), Judge Judy (JJ), and the Oprah Winfrey Show
(OWS) (Nielsen Media Research website, April 16, 2012). Data indicating the preferred shows for
a sample of 50 viewers follow.

a. Provide frequency, relative and percent frequency distribution.

b. Construct a bar chart and a pie chart by considering relative frequency on the y-axis.
c. Arrange the data in order to number of viewers in ascending order.
Question 2:
Entrepreneur magazine ranks franchises using performance measures such as growth rate, number
of locations, startup costs, and financial stability. The number of locations for the top 20 U.S.
franchises follow (The World Almanac, 2012).
a. Construct a frequency distribution and a percent frequency distribution of the number of U.S.
locations for these top-ranked franchises by taken 8 number of classes.
b. Construct a histogram of these data.
c. Comment on the shape of the distribution.
Question 3:
Study on driving speed (miles per hour) and fuel efficiency (miles per gallon) for midsize
automobiles resulted in the following data:

a. Construct a scatter diagram with driving speed on the horizontal axis and fuel efficiency on the
vertical axis.
b. Comment on any apparent relationship between these two variables by drawing a trend line.
Question 4:
The Big Bang Theory, a situation comedy featuring Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, and Kaley
Cuoco, is one of the most watched programs on network television. The first two episodes for the
2011–2012 season premiered on September 22, 2011; the first episode attracted 14.1 million
viewers and the second episode attracted 14.7 million viewers. The following table shows the
number of viewers in millions for the first 21 episodes of the 2011–2012 season (The Big Bang
Theory website, April 17, 2012).

a. Compute the minimum and maximum number of viewers.

b. Compute the mean, variance, standard deviation and the coefficient of variation
c. Measure the coefficient of skewness.
Question 5:
The Associated Press Team Marketing Report listed the Dallas Cowboys as the team with the
highest ticket prices in the National Football League (USA Today, October 20, 2009). Data
showing the average ticket price for a sample of 14 teams in the National Football League are as
follows.

a. What is the mean ticket price?

b. The previous year, the mean ticket price was $72.20. What was the percentage increase in the
mean ticket price for the one-year period?
c. Compute the median ticket price.
d. Compute the first and third quartiles.
e. Compute the standard deviation.
f. What is the z-score for the Dallas Cowboys ticket price? Should this price be considered an
outlier? Explain.