Something to Chew on

Find the five-summary value of the following sets of numbers and determine if the numbers will form normal,
positive-skewed, or negative skewed distribution.
1. Scores of five male students in a quiz
15 35 45 55 75

Q 1− X s X H −Q3 MDN−Q1 Q3−MDN ¿ 65−45 MDN− X s¿ 45−15 X H −MDN

¿ 25−15¿ 10 ¿ 75−65¿ 10 ¿ 45−25¿ 20 ¿ 20 ¿ 30 ¿ 75−45¿ 30
Normal Distribution

2. Scores of five female students in a quiz

20 23 33 34 45

Q 1− X s X H −Q3 MDN−Q1 Q 3−MDN MDN − X s X H −MDN

¿ 21.5−20¿ 1.5 ¿ 45−39.5¿ 5.5 ¿ 33−21.5¿ 11.5 ¿ 39.5−33¿ 6.5 ¿ 33−20¿ 13 ¿ 45−33¿ 12
Negative Skewed Distribution

3. Number of male remedial math participants for the six sessions

11 16 17 21 28 36

Q 1− X s X H −Q3¿ 36−30 MDN−Q1 Q 3−MDN MDN − X s X H −MDN

¿ 14.75−11 ¿6 ¿ 19−11¿ 8 ¿ 30−19¿ 11 ¿ 19−11¿ 8 ¿ 36−19¿ 17
¿ 3.75
Positive Skewed Distribution

4. Number of female remedial math participants for the six sessions.

20 22 25 26 32 40

Q 1− X s X H −Q3¿ 40−34 MDN−Q1 Q 3−MDN MDN − X s X H −MDN

¿ 21.5−20¿ 1.5 ¿6 ¿ 25.5−21.5¿ 4 ¿ 34−25.5¿ 8.5 ¿ 25.5−20¿ 5.5 ¿ 40−25.5¿ 14.5
Positive Skewed Distribution

5. Amount of newspapers (in kilos) donated by seven Grade 11 sections during the fund raising campaign
17.5 17.9 18.4 19 20.3 22.9 25.2

Xs Q1 MDN Q3 XH
17.5 17.9 19 22.9 25.2

Q 1− X s X H −Q3 MDN−Q1 Q 3−MDN MDN − X s X H −MDN

¿ 17.9−17.5 ¿ 25.2−22.9¿ 2.3 ¿ 19−17.9¿ 1.1 ¿ 22.9−19¿ 3.9 ¿ 19−17.5¿ 1.5 ¿ 25.2−19¿ 6.2
¿ 0.4
Positive Skewed Distribution

6. Amount of newspapers (in kilos) donated by seven Grade 12 sections during the fund raising campaign
 14.5 19.4 21.6 23.3 24.4 24.9 25.3

Q 1− X s X H −Q3 MDN−Q1 Q 3−MDN MDN − X s X H −MDN

¿ 19.4−14.5 ¿ 25.3−24.9 ¿ 23.3−19.4 ¿ 24.9−23.3¿ 1.6 ¿ 23.3−14.5¿ 8.8 ¿ 25.3−23.3¿ 2
¿ 4.9 ¿ 0.4 ¿ 3.9
Negative Skewed Distribution
7. Total number of rebounds obtained by the star players of 9 basketball teams for 5 games
26 2 29 31 36 42 51 56 66

Q 1− X s¿ 27.5−2 X H −Q3 MDN−Q1 Q 3−MDN MDN − X s X H −MDN

¿ 25.5 ¿ 66−53.5¿ 12.5 ¿ 36−27.5¿ 8.5 ¿ 53.5−36¿ 30 ¿ 36−2¿ 34 ¿ 66−36¿ 30
Negative Skewed Distribution
8. Total points obtained by the star players of 9 basketball teams for 5 games
105 108 114 120 131 147 155 166

Q 1− X s X H −Q3 MDN−Q1 Q 3−MDN MDN − X s X H −MDN

¿ 109.5−105 ¿ 166−153¿ 13 ¿ 125.5−109.5 ¿ 153−125.5 ¿ 125.5−105 ¿ 166−125.5
¿ 4.5 ¿ 16 ¿ 27.5 ¿ 20.5 ¿ 40.5
Positive Skewed Distribution
Something to Digest
A. The data below are the number of watches assembled at the Electronic Time Company for 25 days.
54 60 62 60 59
62 51 56 58 54
63 58 53 64 57
55 58 66 62 68
61 61 56 52 57

1. Determine the five-summary measures.

Q 1− X s X H −Q3¿ 68−62 MDN−Q1 Q 3−MDN MDN − X s X H −MDN
¿ 55.5−51¿ 4.5 ¿6 ¿ 58−51¿ 7 ¿ 62−58¿ 4 ¿ 58−51¿ 7 ¿ 68−58¿ 10

2. Prepare a box-and-whisker plot and describe the distribution of the data.

Positive Skewed Distribution

3. How would you assess the production level of the Electronic Time Company?
The production level is almost normal.
B. The data below show the number of runners of left on bases by each of the 30 different schools who were
competing for the baseball national competition.
 10 5 9 10 6 6 5 9 9 9
6 6 14 9 8 19 12 7 6 11
7 7 7 8 7 11 7 4 7 9

1. Determine the five-summary measures.

Q1− X s¿ 6−4¿ 2 X H −Q3 MDN−Q1 Q 3−MDN MDN − X s X H −MDN

¿ 19−9.25¿ 9.75 ¿ 7.5−6¿ 1.5 ¿ 9.25−7.5 ¿ 7.5−4¿ 3.5 ¿ 19−7.5¿ 11.5
¿ 1.75

2. Make a box-and-whisker plot and determine whether the data is symmetrical or skewed.

Positive Skewed Distribution

3. How would you assess the players if the competing schools?

Most of the runners left their bases in between 6 and 9
C. The following data are the number of students who were suspended for violating the school rules and
regulations in a secondary school for 10 months.
21 20 16 24 18
23 12 15 18 19

1. Determine the five-summary measures.

Q 1− X s X H −Q3 MDN−Q1 Q 3−MDN MDN − X s X H −MDN

¿ 15.75−12 ¿ 24−21.5¿ 2.5 ¿ 18.5−15.75 ¿ 21.5−18.5 ¿ 18.5−12¿ 6.5 ¿ 24−18.5¿ 5.5
¿ 3.75 ¿ 2.75 ¿3

2. Describe the distribution of the data.

Negative Skewed Distribution

3. What do you think is the problem why many students do not follow the school rules and regulations?
Lack of discipline and doesn’t care the school rules.
 4. What should the school administration do to address this problem?
Give penalty or suspension.
D. The owner of a furniture company reviews the performance of his workers. He found out that for a period of 30
days, the workers produced the following number of chairs.
33 35 35 25 26 23 37 31 29 37
34 28 36 27 25 33 29 33 28 25
30 29 25 22 30 30 31 24 35 29

1. Make a box-and-whisker plot.

Q 1− X s X H −Q3 MDN−Q1 Q 3−MDN MDN − X s X H −MDN
¿ 25.75−22 ¿ 37−33.25 ¿ 29.5−25.75 ¿ 33.25−29.5 ¿ 29.5−22¿ 7.5 ¿ 37−29.5¿ 7.5
¿ 3.75 ¿ 3.75 ¿ 3.75 ¿ 3.75

2. What can you say about the distribution of the data?

Normal Distribution.
3. How would you assess the performance of the workers?
The performance of the workers is normal and no problems in it.
4. What suggestion can you give to improve the performance of the workers?
Add more workers or give some bonus salary.
E. The following data give the number of new cars sold by 20 agents within a given month.
13 10 11 7 15 8 15 13 11 14
12 10 8 19 11 12 6 14 9 6

1. What can you say about the distribution of the data?

Q1− X s¿ 8.25−6 X H −Q3 MDN−Q1 Q 3−MDN MDN − X s X H −MDN
¿ 2.25 ¿ 19−13.75 ¿ 11−8.25¿ 2.75 ¿ 13.75−11 ¿ 11−6¿ 5 ¿ 19−11¿ 8
¿ 5.25 ¿ 2.75

Positive Skewed Distribution

2. How would you assess the performance of the car agents?

 Most of the agents sold cars of the average of 8 to 14 cars per month. Can be either normal or above normal.
3. What is the average number of cars sold by the agents who belong to the top 25% performing agents?
25 ( 20+1 ) th
P25=
100
P25=5.25 thP25=8.25
Almost 15 cars per month

F. The prices (in ₱) for unleaded gas at 10 service stations in Manila and Quezon City are as follows:
Manila:
49.65 49.55 50.65 51.35 49.65 48.55 51.50 50.35 51.45 51.30

Quezon City:
54.09 52.60 51.85 49.40 51.35 50.56 49.50 48.65 49.30 49.40
1. What can you say about the distribution of the data?
For Manila:
Xs Q1 MDN Q3 XH
48.55 49.625 50.5 51.375 51.50

Q 1− X s X H −Q3 MDN−Q1 Q 3−MDN MDN − X s X H −MDN

¿ 49.625−48.55 ¿ 51.5−51.375 ¿ 50.5−49.625 ¿ 51.375−50.5 ¿ 50.5−48.55 ¿ 51.5−50.5¿ 1
¿ 1.075 ¿ 0.125 ¿ 0.875 ¿ 0.875 ¿ 1.95

Negative Skewed Distribution

For Quezon City:

Xs Q1 MDN Q3 XH
48.65 49.375 50.03 52.0375 54.09

Q 1− X s X H −Q3 MDN−Q1 Q 3−MDN MDN − X s X H −MDN

¿ 49.375−48.65 ¿ 54.09−52.0375 ¿ 50.03−49.375 ¿ 52.0375−50.03 ¿ 50.0 3−48.65 ¿ 54.09−50.03
¿ 0.725 ¿ 2.0525 ¿ 0.655 ¿ 2.0075 ¿ 1.38 ¿ 4.06

Positive Skewed Distribution

2. How would you assess the prices for unleaded gas at 10 service stations in Manila and Quezon City?
The prices of unleaded gases in Quezon City is much higher than in Manila in average.
3. What is the average prices of unleaded gas in Manila and Quezon City that belong to the upper 25%? Lower
25%?
For Upper 25%:
Manila: approximately 51.43
Quezon City: approximately 52.84
For Lower 25%:
Manila: approximately 49.25
Quezon City: 49.11
4. If you are to gas up, where will you have it?
If I am to gas up, I go to Manila or to Quezon City. The prices of gas are not stable. There is a time that it
will become cheap or not depends to their demands.