Exam 3: Descriptive Statistics: Numerical

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The heights (in inches) of 25 individuals were recorded and the following statistics were calculated mean = 70 Range = 20 Mode = 73 Variance = 784 Median = 74 The coefficient of variation equals

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A numerical value used as a summary measure for a sample, such as sample mean, is known as a

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The first quartile

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The grade point average of the students at UTC is 2.80 with a standard deviation of 0.84.The grade point average of students at UTK is 2.4 with a standard deviation of 0.84.Which university shows a more dispersed grade distribution?

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If two groups of numbers have the same mean, then

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In computing descriptive statistics from grouped data,

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Which difficulty of range as a measure of variability is overcome by interquartile range?

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​A mean computed in such a way that each data value is given a weight reflecting its importance is referred to as a

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The geometric mean of 2, 4, 8 is

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The value of the sum of the deviations from the mean, i.e., (xxˉ)\sum ( x - \bar { x } ) must always be

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The difference between the largest and the smallest data values is the

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When the data are skewed to the right, the measure of Skewness will be

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The measure of variability easiest to compute, but seldom used as the only measure, is the​

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The following is a frequency distribution of grades of a sample of statistics examinations. Grade Frequency 50-59 7 60-69 10 70-79 22 80-89 15 90-99 6 Compute the following measures: a. The mean b. The variance c. The standard deviation d. The coefficient of variation

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Which of the following symbols represents the mean of the sample?

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The following data shows the number of students enrolled in various professors' statistics classes. Professor Enrollment A 256 B 167 C 159 D 164 E 170 F 156 For the above sample, compute the following measures. a. The variance b. The standard deviation c. If we consider professor A's enrollment as an outlier, compute the variance and the standard deviations, excluding Professor A's class. (Round to two decimal places.)

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The median of a sample will always equal the

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The symbol σ2 is used to represent

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Descriptive statistics for the closing stock prices of two companies for several trading periods are shown below. ​ Baba, Inc Mean 4.00 Standard Error 0.11 Median 3.92 Mode 4.19 Standard Deviation 1.12 Sample Variance 1.25 Kurtosis -1.15 Skewness 0.08 Range 3.95 Minimum 2.03 Maximum 5.98 Sum 436.32 Count 109 Maman, Inc Mean 15.91 Standard Error 0.29 Median 16.59 Mode 15.58 Standard Deviation 3.21 Sample Variance 10.31 Kurtosis 3.52 Skewness -2.09 Range 13.45 Minimum 5.55 Maximum 18.99 Sum 1972.61 Count 124 ​ a. Which company's stock price has a more dispersed distribution? Explain. Show your complete work and support your answer. b. Compare the Skewness' of the two and explain what is indicated.

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The coefficient of correlation

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