Homework Problems with Odd Numbers

Chapter 1.
4. (P.19) Answers in textbook.
19. (P.23)
a. All North American subscribers
b. Income is quantitative. In this problem, a criterion ($75,000) is used to define two categories (1)
$75,000 and more, and (2) less than $75,000. It is defined as qualitative data in this problem.
c. Qualitative.
d. Cross-sectional data.
e. Base on this sample, Business Week might estimate the proportion of subscribers with annual
income of $75,000 or more and proportion of subscribers with American Express credit card.
22. (p.24) Answer in textbook.
23. (p.24)
a. Percentage of households that are watching the program.
b. All households with televisions in U.S.
c. Faster, cheaper, and sometimes impossible to get information from entire population.
d. Cancellation or renewal of the program, scheduling of the program, and advertising cost rates.
Chapter 2.
1. (p.31)
Alternative
A
B
C

Frequency
60
24
36

Relative Frequency
.5
.2
.3

2. (p.31) Answers in textbook.

15. (P.41)
Ans.
(1) Make classes. Be sure your classes cover the minimum and maximum values in the data set.
Class
0-4
5-9
10 - 14
15 - 19
20 - 24
(2) Count the number of observations that fall into each class:
Class
Frequency
0-4
4
5-9
8
10 - 14
5
15 - 19
2
20 - 24
1
Total
20

(3) Compute the

requested.
Class
0-4
5-9
10 - 14
15 - 19
20 - 24
Total

relative frequency, cumulative frequency and cumulative relative frequency as

Frequency
4
8
5
2
1
20

Relative Freq.
.20
.40
.25
.10
.05
1

Cum. Freq.
4
12
17
19
20

Cum. Relative Freq.

.20
.60
.85
.95
1

e. Based on the cumulative relative frequency distribution above, the 60% of patients have a waiting
time of nine minutes or less.
50. (p.65)
a.
Fuel Type
Year
Constructed
1973 or before
1974-1979
1980-1986
1987-1991
Total

Electricity
40
24
37
48
149

Natural Gas
Oil Propane
Other
183 12
5
7
26
2
2
0
38
1
0
6
70
2
0
1
317 17
7
14

Total
247
54
82
121
504

b. Answer in textbook.
c.
Fuel Type
Year
Constructed Electricity
1973 or before 26.845638
1974-1979
16.107383
1980-1986
24.832215
1987-1991
32.214765
Total
100

Natural Gas
57.72870662
8.201892744
11.9873817
22.08201893
100

Oil
Propane
Other
Total
70.58824 71.42857
50 49.00794
11.76471 28.57143
0 10.71429
5.882353
0 42.85714 16.26984
11.76471
0 7.142857 24.00794
100
100
100
100

d. Answer in textbook.
e. From the column percentage crosstabulation, the majority of the buildings using natural gas were
constructed in 1973 or before, and most of buildings using oil were constructed in 1973 or before.
All of the buildings using propane are older. From the row percentage crosstabulation, Most of the
buildings use electricity or natural gas. In 1973 or before, most of the buildings used natural gas.
Chapter 3.
3. (P.88) Given: data set.
Ans.
(1) Sort data ascending 15, 20, 25, 25, 27, 28, 30, 34.
(2) Find index i:
20th percentile: i = (p/100)n = (20/100)8 = 1.6.
25th percentile: i = (25/100)8 = 2,

65th percentile: i = (65/100)8 = 5.2.

75th percentile: i = (75/100)8 = 6.
(3) Find percentile based on its positioning point.
20th percentile = 20, (the second observation in the ordered data set).
25th percentile = (20+25)/2 = 22.5, (the average of the second and the third observations in the ordered
data set).
65th percentile = 28, (the sixth observation in the ordered data set).
75th percentile = (28+30)/2 = 29, (the average of the sixth and the seventh observation in the ordered
data set).
15. (p.96)
Ans.
(1) Sort data ascending: 15, 20, 25, 25, 27, 28, 30, 34.
(2) Range = 34 15 = 19.
(3) IQR:
For Q3: i = (75/100)8 = 6, Q3 = (28+30)/2 = 29.
For Q1: i = (25/100)8 = 2, Q1 = (20+25)/2 = 22.5.
IQR = 29 22.5 = 6.5.
(4) Variance: First, compute the mean X = 25.5. Then work on the table for the numerator in
formula,
Xi
(xi - X )
(xi - X )2
27
1.5
2.25
25
-0.5
.25
20
-5.5
30.25
15
-10.5
110.25
30
4.5
20.25
34
8.5
72.25
28
2.5
6.25
25
-0.5
.25
Sum
242
2
Therefore, S = 242/(8-1) = 34.57.
(5) Standard Deviation: S = 5.88.
27. (P.103)
Given: X = 30, S = 5.
Ans.
a. For 40: z = (40 30)/5 = 2,
For 20: z = (20 30)/5 = -2.
1 1/z2 = 1 - .25 = .75, at least 75% of data must be within the range of 20 to 40.
b. For 45: z = (45 30)/5 = 3.
For 15: z = (15 30)/5 = -3.
1 1/z2 = 1 - .11 = .89, at least 89% of data must be within the range of 15 to 45.
c. For 38: z = (38 30)/5 = 1.6.
For 22: z = (22 30)/5 = -1.6.
1 1/z2 = 1 - .39 = .61, at least 61% of data must be within the range of 22 to 38.
d. For 42: z = (42 30)/5 = 2.4.
For 18: z = (18 30)/5 = -2.4.
1 1/z2 = 1 - .17 = .83, at least 83% of data must be within the range of 18 to 42.
e. For 48: z = (48 30)/5 = 3.6.
For 12: z = (12 30)/5 = -3.6.
1 1/z2 = 1 - .077 = .923, at least 92.3% of data must be within the range of 12 to 48.

38. (p.107) Solution in textbook.

46. c, d (p.117)
xi
yi
xi x
-10
-5
-1
5
11

yi y

( xi x )( y i y )

-4
-1
-4
7
2

40
5
4
35
22
106

6
11
15
21
27

6
9
6
17
12

S xy =

106
= 26.5
5 1

rxy =

26.5
= 0.693
(8.2462)(4.6368)

Sx =

272
= 8.2462
5 1

( xi x ) 2
100
25
1
25
121
272
Sy =

( yi y ) 2
16
1
16
49
4
86

86
= 4.6368
5 1

Note:
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