HSC 2333 ~ BIOSTATISTICS

QUIZ 1

1. The number of Aphids observed per clover plant is listed in the table below.
Number of
Aphids on a
Plant
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Number of
Number of
Plants
Aphids on a
Observed
Plant
3
21
1
22
1
23
1
24
2
25
3
26
5
27
7
28
8
29
11
30
10
31
11
32
13
33
12
34
16
35
13
36
14
37
16
38
15
39
14
40
17
41
Total number of observations = 424

Number of
Plants
Observed
18
23
17
19
18
19
21
18
13
10
14
9
10
8
5
4
1
2
1
0
1

Solve each of the following by showing steps clearly:a. Determine a suitable class width to be used. [3]
b. Draw a relative frequency table with the class width determined. [3]
c. Draw a histogram for the above. [4]

a. k= 1 + 3.322 log (424) =9.7 ~ 10

Class width = (41-0)/10 = 4.1 ~ 5
b.
0-4
5-9

8
34

0.0189=
0.0802
1

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424

0.1462
0.1698
0.2217
0.2099
0.1203
0.0307
0.0026
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c.
Class boundary used [1]
Suitable scale [1]
label axes [1]
Correct values [1]