Answer Key to HW3

5. a. x =

xi 3181
=
= $159
n
20

b. Median
10th $160
11th $162 Seattle
Median =

Los Angeles

160 + 162
= $161
2

c. Mode = $167 San Francisco and New Orleans

d. i =
20 = 5
100

25

5th $134
6th $139
Q1 =

134 + 139
= $136.50
2

e. i =
20 = 15
100
75

15th $167
16th $173

19. a. Range = 60 - 28 = 32
IQR = Q3 - Q1 = 55 - 45 = 10
b. x =

435
= 48.33
9

( xi x ) 2 = 742
s2 =

( xi x )2 742
=
= 92.75
n 1
8

s = 92.75 = 9.63

c. The average air quality is about the same. But, the variability is greater
in Anaheim.
24.

Quarter milers
Mean=(0.92+0.98++0.99)/5=0.966

s = {(0.92 0.966) 2 + (0.98 0.966) 2 + .. + (0.99 0.966) 2 } /(5 1)

s = 0.0564
Coefficient of Variation = (s/ x )100% = (0.0564/0.966)100% = 5.8%
Milers
s = 0.1295
Coefficient of Variation = (s/ x )100% = (0.1295/4.534)100% = 2.9%
No; the coefficient of variation shows that as a percentage of the mean
the quarter milers times show more variability.
x

64

33. a. x = n i = 7 = 9.14 days

Median: with n = 7, use 4th position
2, 3, 8, 8, 12, 13, 18
Median = 8 days
Mode: 8 days (occurred twice)
b. Range= Largest value Smallest value
= 18 2 = 16

s=

( xi x ) 2
n 1

( xi x ) 2 = (13 9.14) 2 + (12 9.14) 2 + (8 9.14) 2 + (3 9.14) 2

+ (8 9.14) 2 + (2 9.14) 2 + (18 9.14) 2
= 192.86

s=

192.86
= 5.67
6

x- x
13-9.14=3.86
12-9.14=2.86
8-9.14=-1.14
3-9.14=-6.14
-1.14
-7.14
8.86

x
13
12
8
3
8
2
18
xx

18 9.14

c. z = s = 5.67

(x- x )^2
14.8996
8.1796
1.2996
37.6996
1.2996
50.9796
78.4996

= 1.56

The 18 days required to restore service after hurricane Wilma is not an

outlier.
d. Yes, FP&L should consider ways to improve its emergency repair
procedures. The mean, median and mode show repairs requiring an average
of 8 to 9 days can be expected if similar hurricanes are encountered in the
future. The 18 days required to restore service after hurricane Wilma should
not be considered unusual if FP&L continues to use its current emergency
repair procedures. With the number of customers affected running into the
millions, plans to shorten the number of days to restore service should be
undertaken by the company.
35. a. x =

xi 79.86
=
= 3.99
n
20

Median =

4.17 + 4.20
= 4.185
2

(average of 10th and 11th values)

b. Q1 = 4.00 (average of 5th and 6th values)

Q3 = 4.50 (average of 15th and 16th values)

c. s =

( xi x ) 2
12.51
=
= 0.81
n 1
19

d. The distribution is significantly skewed to the left.

e. Allison One: z =

4.12 3.99
= 0.16
0.81

Omni Audio SA 12.3: z =

2.32 3.99
= 2.06
0.81

f. The lowest rating is for the Bose 501 Series. Its z-score is:
z=

2.14 3.99
= 2.28
0.81

This is not an outlier so there are no outliers.