SEM 1, 2020/2021

SBT 2314
Assignment 1
[40 marks]
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1) DUE DATE : BEFORE 30 /12/ 2021.
2) ATTEMPT ALL QUESTION
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Question 1
Given the data set:
4 , 10 , 7 , 7 , 6 , 9 , 3 , 8 , 9

Find
a) the mode, [1 marks]
b) the median, [1 marks]
c) the mean, [1 marks]
d) the sample standard deviation. [2 marks]

e) If we replace the data value 6 in the data set above by 24, will the standard deviation increase,
decrease or stay the same? [2 marks]

Question 2

Systolic Blood Pressure Frequency

90-99 1
100-109 4
110-119 17
120-129 12
130-139 5
 140-149 0
150-159 1

a) Identify the class width [1 mark]

b) class midpoint and class boundaries for the given frequency distribution based on the data
set given. [15 marks]
c) Construct the cumulative frequency distribution corresponds to the frequency distribution
given. [7 marks]

Question 3
The exam grades of 7 students are given below:

70 , 66 , 72 , 96 , 46 , 90 , 50

Find
a) the mean [1 marks]
b) the sample standard deviation [2 marks]

Question 4
Given the data set

62 , 65 , 68 , 70 , 72 , 74 , 76 , 78 , 80 , 82 , 96 , 101

Find
a) the median, [1 mark]
b) the first quartile, [2 marks]
c) the third quartile, [2 marks]
c) the interquartile range (IQR). [2 marks]