Assignment 15 Query

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Question: `q Query problem 13.2.10 .3, .4, .3, .8, .7, .9, .2, .1, .5, .9, .6

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Your solution:

The mean of the set [.3, .4, .3, .8, .7, .9, .2, .1, .5, .9, and .6] is about .518. In order to determine the median of the set, we must put it in order. After we order the set [.1, .2, .3, .3, .4, .5, .6, .7, .8, .9, and .9] we discover that the median is .5. This is because .5 occurs in the middle of two sets of exactly 5 numbers. The modes, which are the numbers repeated most often in any set of numbers, are .3 and .9.

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Given Solution:

`aThe numbers, in order, are .1, .2, .3, .3, .4, .5, .6, .7, .8, .9, .9

The mean, obtained by adding the 11 numbers then dividing by 11, is .518.

The median occurs at position (n + 1 ) / 2 = 6 in the ordered list. This number is .5. Note that there are five numbers before .5 and five numbers after .5.

The maximum number of times a number repeats in this distribution is 2. So there are two modes (and we say that the distribution is bimodal). The modes are .3 and .9. **

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Question: `q Query problem 13.2.24 more effect from extreme value

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Your solution:

The mean is affected far more by the mishap than the median. The median is determined only by the number of numbers in a set and the order in which those numbers are in. The mean is determined by calculating the average of the set of numbers. If any number is not what it should be, it drastically throws off the calculation.

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Given Solution:

`aThe mean is drastically affected by the error; correcting the error changes the mean by about 3 units.

The median number, however, simply shifts 1 position, changing from 2.28 to 2.39. **

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Question: `q Query problem 13.2.30 Salaries 6 @$19k, 8 @ 23k, 2 @ 34.5k, 7 @ 56.9k, 1 @ 145.5k.

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Your solution:

In order to determine the mean, median, and mode of the company salaries, we must create a set that includes every salary offered to every employ. This means that we have a set of [19,500, 19500, 19,500, 19,500, 19,500, 19,500, 23,000, 23,000, 23,000, 23,000, 23,000, 23,000, 23,000, 23,000, 28,300, 28,300, 28,300, 28,300, 34,500, 34,500, 36,900, 36,900, 36,900, 36,900, 36,900, 36,900, 36,900, and 145,500.] The mean of the set is about $31,680. The median, taken from the two numbers in the middle since this is an even set of numbers, is $25,650. Finally, the mode is $23,000, since the most employees receive that amount as a salary.

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Given Solution:

`aIF THERE ARE 28 EMPLOYEES:

The totals paid for each salary level are:

6 * $19,500 = $117,000

8 * $23,000 = $184,000

4 * $28,300 = $113,200

2 * $34,500 = $69,000

7 * $36,900 = $258,300

1 * $145,500 = $145,500

The grand total paid in salaries to the 28 employees is therefore $887,000, giving an average of $887,000 / 28 = $31,700.

The median occurs at position (n + 1) / 2 = (28 + 1) / 2 = 14.5. Since the 14 th salaray on a list ordered from least to greatest is $23,000 and the 15 th is $28300 the median is ($23000 +$28300) / 2 = $25,650.

The mode is 23,000, since this salary occurs more frequently than any other.

IF THERE ARE 24 EMPLOYEES:

The totals paid for each salary level are:

$19,000 * 6 = $114,000

$23,000 * 8 = $184,000

$34,500 * 2 = $69,000

$56,900 * 7 = $398,300

$145,500 * 1 = $145,500

Adding these gives a ‘grand total’, which is divided by the number 24 of employees to obtain the mean $37,950.

The median occurs at position (n + 1) / 2 = (24 + 1) / 2 = 12.5. Since the $23000 salary covers positions 7 thru 14 in an ordered lise of salaries the median is $23,000.

The mode is 23,000, since this salary occurs more frequently than any other.

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Question: `q Query problem 13.2.51 mean, med, mode of 0, 1, 3, 14, 14, 15, 16, 16, 17, 17, 18, 18, 18, 19, 20

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Your solution:

The mean of the set [0, 1, 3, 14, 14, 15, 16, 16, 17, 17, 18, 18, 18, 19, 20] is about 13.73. The median of the set is 16. The mode is 18, because it is the score which was earned most often.

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Given Solution:

`aThe mean is 13.73, obtained by adding together all the numbers and dividing by n = 15.

The median is in position (n+1) / 2 = (15+1)/2 = 8 on the ordered list; the 8 th number is 16.

The mode is 18, which is the only number occurring as many as 3 times. **

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