Class A

Mean: 75
Median: 72
Mode: 85
Range: 32

Variance: 134. 3

Standard Deviation: 12
Class A Values: 92, 91, 90, 85, 85, 85, 75, 72, 71, 70, 65, 62, 61, 61, 60

Finding the MEAN for class A:

92+91+90+85+85+85+75+72+71+70+65+62+61+61+60= 1,125
= 75
15
Finding the MEDIAN for class A:
92, 91, 90, 85, 85, 85, 75, 72, 71, 70, 65, 62, 61, 61, 60

Finding the MODE for class A:

Stem Leaf
9 2 1 0
8 5 5 5
7 5 2 1 0
6 5 2 1 1 0

Finding the RANGE for class A:

Greatest Least = RANGE
92 60 = 32

Finding the VARIANCE for class A:

(60-75) + (60-75) + (60-75) + (60-75) + (60-75) + (60-75) + (60-75) + (60-75) +
= (60-75) + (60-75) + (60-75) + (60-75) + (60-75) + (60-75) + (60-75)
15
 (-15) + (-14) + (-14) + (-13) + (-10) + (-5) + (-4) + (-3) + (0) + (10) + (10) + (10) +
= (15) + (16) + (17)
15

225 + 196 + 196 + 169 + 100 + 25 + 16 + 9 + 0 + 100 + 100 + 100 + 225 + 256 + 289
=
15

2015
= 134. 3
15

Finding the STANDARD DEVIATION for class A

variance = STANDARD DEVIATION

134. 3 = 11.59 12

Class B
Mean: 75
Median: 79
Mode: 72
Range: 21

Variance: 35. 3

Standard Deviation: 6
Class B Values: 81, 81, 80, 80, 80, 79, 79, 79, 72, 72, 72, 72, 70, 68, 60

Double Stem and Leaf Plot:

Class A Stem Class B
0 1 2 9
5 5 5 8 1 1 0 0 0
0 1 1 2 5 7 9 9 9 2 2 2 2 0
 0 1 1 2 5 6 8 0
Double Box Plot:

60 65 70 75 80 85
90 95

CURVING
Method X Class A:
Mean: 80
Median: 77
Mode: 90
Range: 32

Variance: 133.7 3

Standard Deviation: 12
92, 91, 90, 85, 85, 85, 75, 72, 71, 70, 65, 62, 61, 61, 60

+ 5 to each value

97, 96, 95, 90, 90, 90, 80, 77, 76, 75, 70, 67, 66, 66, 65: Method X values for Class A

Finding the MEAN for Method X:

97+96+95+90+90+90+80+77+76+75+70+67+66+66+65= 1200
15
= 80
Finding the MEDIAN for Method X:
97, 96, 95, 90, 90, 90, 80, 77, 76, 75, 70, 67, 66, 66, 65

Finding the MODE for Method X:

Stem Leaf
9 7 6 5 0 0 0
8 0
7 7 6 5 0
6 7 6 6 5
Finding the RANGE for Method X:
97 65 = 32
Finding the VARIANCE for Method X:
(65-80) + (66-80) + (66-80) + (67-80) + (70-80) + (75-80) + (76-80) + (77-80) + (80-80) + (90-80) + (90-80) +
= (90-80) + (95-80) + (96-80) + (97-80)
15
(-15) + (-14) + (-14) + (-13) + (-10) + (-5) + (-4) + (-3) + (0) + (10) + (10) + (10) + (15) + (16) + (17)
15 =
225 + 196 + 196 + 169 + 100 + 25 + 16 + 9 + 0 + 100 + 100 + 100 + 225 + 256 + 289
15 =
2006
15 = 133.7 3

Finding STANDARD DEVIATION for Method X:

133.7 3 = 11.56 12

The mean, median and mode all increased by 5. The variance decreased only by a little so that
caused the standard deviation to stay the same.

Method Y Class A:
Mean: 79
Median: 76
Mode: 89
Range: 34

Variance: 160.1 3

Standard Deviation: 13
92, 91, 90, 85, 85, 85, 75, 72, 71, 70, 65, 62, 61, 61, 60

100
* 95 Each value

97, 96, 95, 89, 89, 89, 79, 76, 75, 74, 68, 65, 64, 64, 63

Finding MEAN for Method Y:

97+96+95+89+89+89+79+76+75+74+68+65+64+64+63= 1183 = 78.86
15
Finding MEDIAN for Method Y: 79
97, 96, 95, 89, 89, 89, 79, 76, 75, 74, 68, 65, 64, 64, 63
Finding MODE for Method Y:
Stem Leaf
9 7 6 5
8 9 9 9
7 9 6 5 4
6 8 5 4 4 3
Finding RANGE for Method Y:
97 63 = 34
Finding VARIANCE for Method Y:
(63-79) + (64-79) + (64-79) + (65-79) + (68-79) + (74-79) + (75-79) + (76-79) + (79-79) + (89-79) + (89-79) +
(89-79) + (95-79) + (96-79) + (97-79) =
15
=
 (-16) + (-15) + (-15) + (-14) + (-11) + (-5) + (-4) + (-3) + (0) + (10) + (10) + (10) + (16) + (17) + (22)
15
256 + 225 + 225 + 196 + 121 + 25 + 16 + 9 + 0 + 100 + 100 + 100 + 256 + 289 + 484
15
=
2402
15 = 160.1 3

Finding STANDARD DEVIATION for Method Y:

160.1 3 = 12.65 13

All of the grades are affected the same amount. They were all multiplied by the same fraction.
Method X would be appropriate if there was some points that all the children or majority of the
children missed then you could just add the number to the value. Method Y would be appropriate
if the scores were only a little off from where the teacher wanted them to be.

Method Z Class A:
Mean: 83
Median: 79
Mode: 94
Range: 35

Variance: 163.7 3

Standard Deviation: 13
92, 91, 90, 85, 85, 85, 75, 72, 71, 70, 65, 62, 61, 61, 60

+ (10% * value)

101, 100, 99, 94, 94, 94, 83, 79, 78, 77, 72, 68, 67, 67, 66

Finding MEAN for Method Z:

101+100+99+94+94+94+83+79+78+77+72+68+67+67+66= 1239 = 82.6
15
Finding MEDIAN for Method Z:
101, 100, 99, 94, 94, 94, 83, 79, 78, 77, 72, 68, 67, 67, 66
Finding the MODE for Method Z:
Stem Leaf
10 1 0
9 9 4 4 4
8 3
7 9 8 7 2
6 8 7 7 6
Finding RANGE for Method Z:
101 66 = 35
Finding VARIANCE for Method Z:
(66-83) + (67-83) + (67-83) + (68-83) + (72-83) + (77-83) + (78-83) + (79-83) + (83-83) + (94-83) + (94-83) + (94-83)
+ (99-83) + (100-83) + (101-83) =
15
(-17) + (-16) + (-16) + (-15) + (-11) + (-6) + (-5) + (-4) + (0) + (11) + (11) + (11) + (16) + (17) + (18)
15 =
289 + 256 + 256 + 225 + 121 + 36 + 25 + 16 + 0 + 121 + 121 + 121 + 256 + 289 + 324
= 15
2456
=
15

Finding STANDARD DEVIATION for Method Z:

163.7 3 =12.79 13
Multiplying the grades by a fixed percentage caused a large jump from the original number.
Some of the kids that did great ended up getting a near perfect or over perfect score and the kids
who were failing by almost 10 points ended up getting an almost passing grade. I feel like
Method z is most similar to Method X because they both had large jumps compared to Method Y
where the grade is only getting a little help.

Central Limit Theorem: states that if you take a sample of a large group of people (over 30)
then the average or mean should equal. Mean of sample = mean of people.