STATISTICAL MEASURES

Book 4 ANSWERS:

QUESTION 1:

Class Interval f cf>

62 – 69 1 35
54 – 61 6 34
46 – 53 7 28
38 – 45 8 21
30 – 37 8 13
22 – 29 3 5
14 – 21 2 2
n = 35

QUESTION 2:

Question Answer
1. Q3 50.75
2. D7 49.00
3. P35 37.13
4. PR62 99 %
5. PR21 3%
6. PR37 35 %

SOLUTIONS:

3(n)
−C fb
1. Q = X +[ 4 ]i
3 LB
fQ 3

3(n) 3 (35)
 To get XLB: = =26.25 (which belongs to cf> of 28 and class 46-53)
4 4
Then XLB = 46 – 0.5 = 45.5

Where:
- XLB = 45.5
- n = 35
- Cfb = 21
- fQ3 = 7
- i=7
 3( n) 3 (35)
−C fb −21
4 4
Q3= X LB +[ ]i=4 5 .5+[ ]7=4 5 .5+5 .25=50.75
fQ
3
7

7 (n)
−C fb
2. D = X +[ 10 ]i
7 LB
fD 7

7(n) 7(35)
 To get XLB: = =24.5 (which belongs to cf> of 31 and class 49-55)
10 4
Then XLB = 49 – 0.5 = 48.5

Where:
- XLB = 48.5
- n = 35
- Cfb = 24
- fQ3 = 7
- i=7

7 (n) 7(35)
−C fb −24
10 10
D 7= X LB +[ ]i=48.5+[ ]7=48.5+0.5=49.00
fD
7
7
35(n)
−C fb
3. P =X +[ 100 ]i
35 LB
fP 35

35(n) 35 (35)
 To get XLB: = =12.25 (which belongs to cf> of 16 and class 35-41)
100 100
Then XLB = 35 – 0.5 = 34.5

Where:
- XLB = 34.5
- n = 35
- Cfb = 10
- fQ3 = 6
- i=7

35( n) 35(35)
−C fb −10
100 100
D 7= X LB +[ ]i=34.5+[ ]7=34.5+ 2.625=37.13
fP 35
6

cf
4. PR 62= x 100 %
n
 To find cf or x, we use:

UB−LB C fs −C fb
= ; since PR62 falls between 56 – 62, then the UB and LB are 62.5
s−LB x−C fb
and 55.5, respectively.

Then:
UB = 62.5
LB = 55.5
s = 62
Cfs = 35
Cfb = 31

UB−LB C fs −C fb 62.5−55.5 35−31 7 4

 Therefore, = will be = then , =
s−LB x−C fb 62−55.5 x−31 6.5 x−31
26+217
 Finally, 7 x−217=26 → =x , thus cf =34.714
7
34.714
 PR 62= x 100 %=99.18 %∨99 %
35

cf
5. PR 21= x 100 %
n

To find cf or x, we use:

UB−LB C fs −C fb
= ; since PR21 falls between 21 – 27, then the UB and LB are 27.5
s−LB x−C fb
and 20.5, respectively.

Then:
UB = 27.5
LB = 20.5
s = 21
Cfs = 4
Cfb = 1

UB−LB C fs −C fb 27.5−20.5 4−1 7 3

 Therefore, = will be = then , =
s−LB x−C fb 21−20.5 x−1 0.5 x−3
1.5+7
 Finally, 7 x−7=1.5 → =x ,thus cf =1.2143
7
1.2143
 PR 21= x 100 %=3.469 %∨3 %
35
 cf
6. PR 37= x 100 %
n

To find cf or x, we use:

UB−LB C fs −C fb
= ; since PR37 falls between 35 – 41, then the UB and LB are 41.5
s−LB x−C fb
and 34.5, respectively.

Then:
UB = 41.5
LB = 34.5
s = 37
Cfs =16
Cfb = 10

UB−LB C fs −C fb 41.5−34.5 16−10 7 6

 Therefore, = will be = then , =
s−LB x−C fb 37−34.5 x−10 2.5 x−10
15+70
 Finally, 7 x−70=15→ =x , thus cf =12.14
7
12.14
 PR 21= x 100 %=34.69 %∨35 %
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