MATH 103 – MODULE 2

PROBLEM SET

1. In the following table, the weights of 40 male students are State University are recorded to the nearest pound.
a) Construct a frequency distribution table.
b) Find the mean, median and mode
c) Are there outliers?

138 164 150 132 144 125 149 157

146 158 140 147 136 148 152 144
168 126 138 176 163 119 154 165
146 173 142 147 135 153 140 135
161 145 135 142 150 156 145 128

2. Consider the following frequency distribution table that shows the amount of sulfur oxides emitted by an
industrial plant in 80 days. Complete the table and answer the following questions:
Tons of Sulfur Relative f <cf Class Boundaries
Oxide frequency
5.0-8.9 3.75%
9.0-12.9 12.5%
13.0-16.9 17.5%
17.0-20.9 31.25%
21.0-24.9 21.25%
25.0-28.9 11.25%
29.0-32.9 2.5%

a) What is the average amount of sulfur oxide (in tons) emitted by the plant?
b) What is the median sulfur oxide emitted by the plant in 80 days?

3. The following frequency distribution table gives the amount of time that 80 college students devote to leisure
activities during a typical school week:

Hours Frequency a) What is the median amount of time that students

10-14 8 devote to leisure activities?
15-19 28 b) What percentage of students devotes more than 19
20-24 27 hours to leisure activities?
25-29 12 c) How many students devote 22 hours and less to leisure
30-34 4 activities?
35-39 1 d) What percentage of the 80 students devote between 18
Total 80 hours and 32 hours to leisure activities?
4. The following frequency distribution table is a summary of 500 IQ scores.

IQ Score Frequency Calculate the following:

80-89 10 a) The fiftieth percentile
90-99 62 b) The ninetieth percentile
100-109 79 c) The percentile rank for 146
110-119 96 d) The third quartile
120-129 112 e) The seventh decile
130-139 82
140-149 47
150-159 12
N = 500

5. The following data are the measures of the diameters of 36 rivet heads in 1/100 of an inch.

6.72 6.77 6.82 6.70 6.78 6.70 6.62 6.75

6.66 6.66 6.64 6.76 6.73 6.80 6.72 6.76
6.76 6.68 6.66 6.62 6.72 6.76 6.70 6.78
6.76 6.67 6.70 6.72 6.74 6.81 6.79 6.78
6.66 6.76 6.76 6.72

a) Construct a frequency distribution table with 7 classes. Show only the columns that will be needed to
answer the succeeding questions.
b) Compute the sample mean and sample standard deviation.
c) Construct a relative frequency histogram of the data.
d) Comment on whether or not there is any clear indication that the sample came from a population that
has a bell-shaped distribution.