STA301

ASSIGNMENT 1
Answer 1:
Calculate Harmonic Mean from the data given below:
X f f/X
125 3 3/125 = 0.024
130 5 5/130 = 0.0385
135 8 8/135 = 0.0593
140 9 9/140 = 0.0643
145 3 3/145 = 0.0207

Harmonic Mean =
Harmonic Mean = 135.4620

Answer 2:
Calculate Bowleys Coefficients of Skewness from the following data.
Class Limits Frequency Cumulative Frequency Class Boundaries
1-5 5 5 0.5-5.5
6-10 12 17 5.5-10.5
11-15 18 35 10.5-15.5
16-20 20 55 15.5-20.2
21-25 10 65 20.5-25.5
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= 16.25

Q1=

Q2=

Q3=

Bowley’s Co-efficient of skewness =

Bowley’s Co-efficient of skewness =-0.056

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Answer 3:
We are given first four moments of distribution about the origin as:

Calculate moments about mean.