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5.2 The dean of southwestern state university is concerned that many faculty members at SSU
are too old to be effective teachers. She asks each department to send her information on the
average age of its faculty. The head of the sociology department does not wish to lie with
statistics, but, knowing the preference of the dean, he would like to make the department appear
youthful. The names and ages of the sociology departments members are listed in the
accompanying table. Calculate both the mean age and the median age. Should the department
send the dean the mean age or the median age?
Member
Durkheim
Campbell
Weber
Likert
Stanley
Katz
Lazarsfeld

Age
64
31
65
27
35
40
33

Answer for mean


Member
Durkheim
Campbell
Weber
Likert
Stanley
Katz
Lazarsfeld
Total

Age
64
31
65
27
35
40
33
295

295/8 = 36.8
The median
Member
Weber
Durkheim
Katz
Stanley
Lazarsfeld
Campbell
Likert
7+1=8
82=4

Age
65
64
40
35
33
31
27

The median = 35
The head of the sociology department should send the median age because it shows the midpoint
of the teachers age being observed from the statistics
5.4 The US Army is allowed only five test firings of the lance missile. The following figures
represent the number of feet by which the missiles missed the target: 26, 147, 35, 63, and 51.
Calculate the mean and the median. Which should the army report?
Answer
The mean = 26+147+35+63+51 = 322 5= 64.4
The mean = 64.4
The median = 145
63
51
35
24
= 5+1 =6
62 = 3
The median = 51
The army should report the mean because it shows the average missiles missed.
6.2 bobby gene England, a research analyst for the united way of Chickasaw, is asked to provide
information on the number of daily visits to food banks in Chickasaw for the past 2 weeks. For
the accompanying data, calculate the mean, median, and standard deviation for bobby gene.
6
11
4
3
9
Median = ____
Mean =____
Standard deviation = _

9
12
7
3
8
_7___
7.07__
_3.5__

Answer
The median = 12,12,11,10,9,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,3,0 =14 + 1= 15

0
5
10
12

15 2 = 7.5
The mean
12+12+11+10+9+9+8+7+6+5+4+3+3+0 =99 14 = 7.07
The standard deviation
12+12+11+10+9+9+8+7+6+5+4+3+3+0 =99 14 = 7.07
Step 2= subtract the mean from each value
12 7 = 5

= 25

25

12 7 = 5

= 25

25

11 -7 = 4

16
= 16

10 7= 3

=9

97=2

=4

97=2

=4

87=1

=1

77=0

=0

6 7 = -1

=1

5 7 = -2

4 7 = -3

3 7 = -4

3 7 = -4

0 7 = -7

4
=4
9
=9
16
= 16
16
= 16
49
= 49
179

= 179/ (14)
12.7=3.5

12,7

6.8 The US. Postal service is concerned with the time it takes to deliver mail. It would like not
only to deliver mail as quickly as possible but also to have as little variation as possible.
Twenty letters are mailed from New York state collection boxes to cut-bank, Montana. From
the following number of days for delivery, what can you tell the postal service? Calculate all
measures of central tendency and dispersion.
2
5
3
4
3
2
6
1
3
3
4
3
8
3
5
2
3
4
4
3
Answer
For the mean
2+5+3+4+3+2+6+1+3+3+4+3+8+3+5+2+3+4+4+3 =71/20 = 3.5
Mode
The mode is the number that is, repeated more often than any other, so 3 is the mode.
The median
8,6,5,5,4,4,4,4,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,2,2,2,1
20+ 1= 21
21 2= 10.5
Therefore, the median is 3
Standard deviation
2+5+3+4+3+2+6+1+3+3+4+3+8+3+5+2+3+4+4+3 = 71/20 = 3.5

2-3 = -1

5-3 = 2

3-3= 0

4-3=1

3-3 =0

2-3 = -1

6-3 = 3

1-3 =-2

3-3 = 0

3-3 = 0

4-3 = 1

3-3 =0

8-3 = 5

25

3-3 = 0

5-3 = 2

2-3 =1

3-3= 0

4-3 = 1

4-3 =1

3-3 =0

53
= 53 20 = 2.65
2.65= 1.62
12 7 = 5
12 7 = 5
11 -7 = 4
10 7= 3
97=2
97=2
87=1
77=0
6 7 = -1
5 7 = -2
4 7 = -3
3 7 = -4

3 7 = -4
0 7 = -7

Subtract the mean


12 7 = 5

= 25

Difference squared
25

12 7 = 5

= 25

25

11 -7 = 4

16
= 16

10 7= 3

=9

97=2

=4

97=2

=4

87=1

=1

77=0

=0

6 7 = -1

=1

5 7 = -2

4
=4

4 7 = -3

3 7 = -4

3 7 = -4

0 7 = -7

9
=9
16
= 16
16
= 16
49
= 49
179

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