Exam 3: Descriptive Statistics: Numerical Measures

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The following is a frequency distribution of grades for a statistics examination. The following is a frequency distribution of grades for a statistics examination.   Treating these data as a sample, compute the following: A)The mean B)The standard deviation C)The variance D)The coefficient of variation Treating these data as a sample, compute the following: A)The mean B)The standard deviation C)The variance D)The coefficient of variation

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For the following data For the following data    Compute the following measures:  a.The mean b.The variance c.The standard deviation d.The coefficient of variation e.The 25th percentile f. The median g. The 75th percentile Compute the following measures: a.The mean b.The variance c.The standard deviation d.The coefficient of variation e.The 25th percentile f. The median g. The 75th percentile

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When the data are positively skewed, the mean will usually be

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For the following data For the following data    Compute the following measures:  a.The mean b.The variance c.The standard deviation d.The coefficient of variation e.The 25th percentile f. The median g. The 75th percentile Compute the following measures: a.The mean b.The variance c.The standard deviation d.The coefficient of variation e.The 25th percentile f. The median g. The 75th percentile

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The 75th percentile is also the

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Excel's __________ function can be used to compute the population variance.

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A researcher has obtained the number of hours worked per week during the summer for a sample of fifteen students. A researcher has obtained the number of hours worked per week during the summer for a sample of fifteen students.    Using this data set, compute the  a.median b.mean c.mode d.40th percentile e.range f. sample variance g. standard deviation Using this data set, compute the a.median b.mean c.mode d.40th percentile e.range f. sample variance g. standard deviation

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Exhibit 3-2 A researcher has collected the following sample data. The mean of the sample is 5. Exhibit 3-2 A researcher has collected the following sample data. The mean of the sample is 5.    -Refer to Exhibit 3-2. The variance is -Refer to Exhibit 3-2. The variance is

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When should measures of location and dispersion be computed from grouped data rather than from individual data values?

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Since the population is always larger than the sample, the value of the sample mean

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A box plot is a graphical representation of data that is based on

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Excel's __________ function can be used to compute the mean.

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The empirical rule states that, for data having a bell-shaped distribution, the percentage of data values being within one standard deviation of the mean is approximately

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The hourly wages of a sample of eight individuals is given below. The hourly wages of a sample of eight individuals is given below.    For the above sample, determine the following measures:  a.The mean. b.The standard deviation. c.The 25th percentile. For the above sample, determine the following measures: a.The mean. b.The standard deviation. c.The 25th percentile.

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An important measure of location for categorical data is the

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The median of a sample will always equal the

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Since the population size is always larger than the sample size, then the sample statistic

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The interquartile range is used as a measure of variability to overcome what difficulty of the range?

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The symbol 2 is used to represent the

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Compute the weighted mean for the following data. Compute the weighted mean for the following data.

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