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The following is a sample of prices, rounded to the nearest cent, charged per gallon of standard unleaded
gasoline in the San Francisco Bay area in June 1997:
137, 139, 141, 137, 144, 141, 139, 137, 144, 141, 143, 143, 141.
A frequency table.
Cummulative Relative
Data Frequency
frequency frequency
137 3 3 0.2308
139 2 5 0.1538
141 4 9 0.3077
143 2 11 0.1538
144 2 13 0.1538
n 13
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Exercise 4.1.2: Sample Frequency, Mean, Variance and Standard Deviation
The following are the percentages of ash content in 12 samples of coal found in close proximity:
9.2, 14.1, 9.8, 12.4, 16.0, 12.6, 22.7, 18.9, 21.0, 14.5, 20.4, 16.9
Find the:
Sample mean. 21
14.5
Data 20.4
9.2 16.9
14.1
9.8 Total Sum 188.5
12.4 Mean 15.7083
16
12.6
22.7 n 12
18.9
Data
(a) Mean a^2
9.2 - 15.7083 = -6.5083 42.3584
14.1 - 15.7083 = -1.6083 2.5867
9.8 - 15.7083 = -5.9083 34.9084
12.4 - 15.7083 = -3.3083 10.9451
16 - 15.7083 = 0.2917 0.0851
12.6 - 15.7083 = -3.1083 9.6617
22.7 - 15.7083 = 6.9917 48.8834
18.9 - 15.7083 = 3.1917 10.1867
21 - 15.7083 = 5.2917 28.0017
14.5 - 15.7083 = -1.2083 1.4601
20.4 - 15.7083 = 4.6917 22.0117
16.9 - 15.7083 = 1.1917 1.4201
Total Sum 188.5
Mean 15.7083 Variance 17.7091
Standard
4.2082
Deviation
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Exercise 4.1.3: Sample Frequency, Mean, Variance and Standard Deviation
The following data represent the lifetimes (in hours) of a sample of 40 transistors:
Cumulative Frequency
6000
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
0
104
108
110
112
113
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
124
125
126
127
128
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
140
141
143
147
151
152