Exam 3: Descriptive Statistics II: Additional Descriptive Measures and Data Displays

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Below is a list of the total attendance at the Portland Oaks 25 home basketball games this season.Determine the median value. 194, 198, 223, 211, 230, 221, 190, 185, 234, 210, 189, 193, 198, 178, 209, 231, 186, 203, 182, 193, 201, 242, 216, 177, 204

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In a recent survey, 18 college freshmen were asked how many text messages they had send or received on the day of the survey.Results are shown below.Determine the 40th percentile value. 45, 256, 23, 110, 168, 122, 135, 56, 18, 0, 44, 68, 120, 115, 456, 256, 174, 88

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The table below shows % growth in sales for five of Indiana's largest companies, along with the size of each company's capital investment (in $1000s).Compute the (population) correlation coefficient for the two sets of values. The table below shows % growth in sales for five of Indiana's largest companies, along with the size of each company's capital investment (in $1000s).Compute the (population) correlation coefficient for the two sets of values.

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The table below shows % growth in sales for five of Indiana's largest companies, along with the size of each company's capital investment (in $1000s) for the year.Compute the (population) covariance for the two sets of values. The table below shows % growth in sales for five of Indiana's largest companies, along with the size of each company's capital investment (in $1000s) for the year.Compute the (population) covariance for the two sets of values.

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The data below shows closing share prices for today's most actively traded stocks on the NYSE.Determine the interquartile range for the data. 22.1, 23.5, 26.8, 15.5, 13.6, 28.9, 14.5, 36.0, 27.8, 25)2, 35.7, 62.5, 16.2, 35.5, 28.2, 15.6, 32.7, 12.7

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The correlation of two variables, x and y, is -0.95.This means that:

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The width of the box in a box-and-whisker plot is the interquartile range (IQR).

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The table below shows the number of customer complaints received by the customer service hotline at Kendall Products during the past 6 days. The table below shows the number of customer complaints received by the customer service hotline at Kendall Products during the past 6 days.   _____% of the values in this data set actually fall within plus or minus four standard deviations of the mean. _____% of the values in this data set actually fall within plus or minus four standard deviations of the mean.

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Unit sales (in 1000s of units) for Kingston Products and Mile 10 Inc.are shown for the last four years.Compute the (population) covariance for the two sets of data. Unit sales (in 1000s of units) for Kingston Products and Mile 10 Inc.are shown for the last four years.Compute the (population) covariance for the two sets of data.

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The table below shows the number of customer complaints received by the customer service hotline at Kendall Products during the past 6 days. The table below shows the number of customer complaints received by the customer service hotline at Kendall Products during the past 6 days.   _____% of the values in this data set actually fall within plus or minus two standard deviations of the mean. _____% of the values in this data set actually fall within plus or minus two standard deviations of the mean.

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Below is the depth, in meters, for wells recently sunk by Lewiston Oil in western Oklahoma: 84, 81, 95, 146, 161, 158 List the five values that would be necessary if you were to construct a box-and-whisker plot for the data.

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Area car sales and home sales are listed for four sample months.Compute the correlation coefficient.Remember to treat the data as a sample. Area car sales and home sales are listed for four sample months.Compute the correlation coefficient.Remember to treat the data as a sample.

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Below is a list of the total attendance at the Portland Oaks 25 home basketball games this season.Determine the 35th percentile value. 194, 198, 223, 211, 230, 221, 190, 185, 234, 210, 189, 193, 198, 178, 209, 231, 186, 203, 182, 193, 201, 242, 216, 177, 204

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In its report, the Human Resources Department at Hinkle Transport summarized the sick day taken by the company's 125 employees during the past year.125 of the people in the survey responded "Yes." The summary is provided in the table below. In its report, the Human Resources Department at Hinkle Transport summarized the sick day taken by the company's 125 employees during the past year.125 of the people in the survey responded Yes. The summary is provided in the table below.   If you were to draw an appropriate box-and-whisker plot, which one of the following statements regarding that plot would be accurate? If you were to draw an appropriate box-and-whisker plot, which one of the following statements regarding that plot would be accurate?

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The heights in inches of the 14 players listed on the Chicago Bulls roster for the 2013-14 season are shown below (NBA.com).Find the interquartile range. 81, 79, 77, 81, 81, 81, 76, 82, 82, 82, 83, 75, 79, 74.

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A coffee shop finds that the correlation between daily high temperature and daily sales is -0.74.The interpretation of this value is as follows:

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Draw a box-and-whisker plot using the following 5-number summary: Min: 66 Q1: 68 Median: 73 Q3: 78 Max: 80 Which one of the following describes the proper diagram here?

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Below is a list of your 9-hole golf scores for 9 of your most recent golf outings: 70, 47, 53, 54, 41, 71, 78, 103, 100 List the five values that would be necessary if you were to construct a box-and-whisker plot for the golf score data.

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The table below shows the advertising expenditures in $millions for the nine largest tech companies during the past year.Determine the 75th percentile or third quartile value here. The table below shows the advertising expenditures in $millions for the nine largest tech companies during the past year.Determine the 75<sup>th</sup> percentile or third quartile value here.

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Which of the following best describes a stem-and-leaf diagram?

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