CLASS EXERCISE - DHRM

1. The following data in the table below presents the monthly pay in US dollars for 50
randomly selected casual workers after a World Bank project in Yumbe district intended to
eradicate poverty as an initiative from the Human Resources Department. Before the
exercise, the Human Resource Manager for this poverty reduction program had carried out a
baseline survey and established that, on average the monthly pay for the casual workers was
$52 per month.

60 79 36 57 74 52 70 72 23 32

10 64 67 78 25 70 98 81 52 75

67 17 61 69 74 63 80 85 34 82

78 79 79 84 48 84 90 15 60 76

97 81 46 41 65 92 85 55 80 95

Required:

Starting with class of 10-19 and using a common class width, construct a suitable cumulative
frequency distribution table for the above data and compute the following;

a) The mean, median and mode of monthly payments

b) The standard deviation, quartile deviation and coefficient of variation of the monthly the
payments
c) With reference to the values obtained in (a) above, describe how the monthly payments
are distributed among the casual worker in the district.
d) Assuming the monthly payments for the causal works are normally distributed, test the null
hypothesis at 5% level of significance that project worked and hence eradicated poverty in
Yumbe district.

2. The management of EML Co. Ltd intends to advertise its product. Before management
spends on this venture, you have been requested as their consultant to establish baseline

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 statistics on which they will base their decision. The following data are sales from 60 outlets
of EML Co. Ltd across the country for the previous month in thousands of units.

12 67 73 31 84 37 14 66 51 60

57 54 62 24 45 48 27 49 92 62

43 21 65 50 39 90 93 57 49 74

19 56 91 19 51 63 39 54 86 57

24 72 82 68 76 69 48 89 49 53

29 16 34 37 50 74 52 45 58 82

Required
i) Construct a frequency distribution table for the above data starting with class 10 - 19.
ii) Using the data in the table above, determine the following: the mean, median mode,
standard deviation and coefficient of variation of the last month’s.

3. The following data in the table below presents the monthly income (Shs’000) of 60 randomly
selected villagers after a poverty reduction exercise had been carried out in Kika sub-county.
Before the exercise, those in charge of the poverty reduction program had carried out a
baseline survey and established that, on average their monthly income was Shs 50,000 per
month.

23 60 79 32 57 74 52 70 72 36
80 77 81 95 41 65 92 85 55 76
52 10 64 75 78 25 70 98 81 67
41 71 83 54 64 72 88 62 74 43
60 78 79 76 84 48 84 90 15 79
34 67 17 82 69 74 63 80 85 61
Required

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 i) Starting with class 10-19 and using class intervals of equal width, construct a frequency
distribution table for the data above

ii) Using the information in the frequency table above, calculate the mean, median , mode
and standard deviation of the villagers’ income

4. Five years ago, the Government of Uganda introduced a “Prosperity For All” programme in
Wakiso District. After realizing that you have just completed a course in quantitative
methods at UMI, the programme manager would like you to establish baseline statistics on
household incomes upon which the evaluation as to whether the programme has achieved the
intended goal will be based. The following data are the findings (baseline) on monthly
incomes per household in thousands of UGX carried out on 60 families in the District.

12 101 73 31 84 37 14 66 51 60
57 5 62 24 45 48 27 49 92 62
43 114 65 50 39 90 116 57 109 74
19 86 91 19 51 63 39 70 86 57
24 72 8 68 76 69 48 89 49 14
29 16 34 107 60 74 52 45 58 82

Required:
i) Construct a frequency distribution table for the above data starting with class 0-9
ii) Using the data in the table above, determine the mean, median, mode and standard
deviation of the household income. Which of the calculated averages is most appropriate
and why?

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