Exam

Name: Nguyễn Minh Châu

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TABLE 3-1

Health care issues are receiving much attention in both academic and political arenas. A sociologist recently conducted a
survey of citizens over 60 years of age whose net worth is too high to qualify for Medicaid. The ages of 25 senior citizens
were as follows:

60 61 62 63 64 65 66 68 68 69 70 73 73
74 75 76 76 81 81 82 86 87 89 90 92

Referring to Table 3-1, calculate the arithmetic mean age of the senior citizens to the
nearest hundredth of a year.
Ans: 74.04 years

Referring to Table 3-1, determine the median age of the senior citizens.
Ans: 73 years

Referring to Table 3-1 determine the first quartile of the ages of the senior citizens.
Ans: 65.5 years

Referring to Table 3-1 determine the third quartile of the ages of the senior citizens.
Ans: 81.5 years

Referring to Table 3-1, determine the interquartile range of the ages of the senior citizens.
Ans: 16 years

Referring to Table 3-1, what type of shape does the distribution of the sample appear to have?
Ans: Slightly positive or right-skewed

Referring to Table 3-1, calculate the variance of the ages of the senior citizens correct to the nearest hundredth of a year
squared.
Ans: 94.96 years2

Referring to Table 3-1, calculate the standard deviation of the ages of the senior citizens correct to the nearest hundredth
of a year.
Ans: 9.74 years
Referring to Table 3-1, calculate the coefficient of variation of the ages of the senior citizens.
Ans: 13.16%