SAMPLE QUIZ 1
Answer all questions
1. The age of 25 stockbrokers are as follows:
50
36
49
64
52
28
32
54
42
55
44
38
41
66
45
44
47
24
59
46
51
58
61
47
57
Calculate
a) The mean
b) The median
c) The mode
d) The inter quartile range
e) Quartile deviation
7.25
f) The standard deviation
g) Variance (10.743)2 = 115.412
h) Pearsons Coefficient Measure =
3(47.6 47)
PMOS
0.1676
10.743
(2m)
(1m)
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(3m)
(1m)
(3m)
Comment : Positive skewed distribution
i)
Range = 66 -24 =42
2. The lifetimes of 60 brand A candles were measured to the nearest hours and the following
results were obtained :
X 515, X 2 4486.2
Compute the mean and standard deviation for brand A candles.
(3m)
515 2
60
60 1
4486.2
=1.056
3. Classified the following examples of data as either quantitative or qualitative.
a)
b)
c)
The brand of calculators used by STA182 students.
qualitative
The month of INTI bookstores has the highest sales.
qualitative
The percentage of workday an executive spent in meeting. quantitative
(3m)
4. Classify the following data as discrete or continuous.
a)
b)
c)
The age of the students in STA182 is 19 years.
The time to complete this quiz is 35.7 minutes.
The cost of a scientific calculator is RM55
discrete
continuous
discrete
(3m)