1. A mechanical engineer is studying the run time of oil pumps distributed by his company.

Twenty pumps are analyzed and revealed an average run-time of 592 days with a
standard deviation of 63 days.

Identify the experimental unit
Identify the variable of interest
Is the value 592 a parameter or a statistic?

2. Identify each of the following variables as qualitative or quantitative. If the variable is
quantitative, identify it as discrete or continous.

Number of questions asked at a job interview
Number of applications interviewed for a job
Length of a job interview
Type of job being interviewed for

3. The interest rate on a mortgage loan is determined using a number of factors (selling
price, down payment, credit score, etc.) A sample of mortgage loan interest rates is
provided below:
4.75% 4.25% 5.4% 4.0% 5.25% 4.25% 4.3%

Find the range for the mortgage loan interest rates
Find the mean interest rate for mortgage loans
Identify the mode for mortgage loan interest rates
Find the standard deviation for the interest rate for mortgage loans

4. The unemployment rate for San Bernadino Country by month for the year 2012 is given
in the table:
Jan 12.3
Feb 12.3
Mar 12.6
April 11.7
May 11.9
Jun 12.7
Jul 12.5
Aug 11.9
Sep 11.2
Oct 11.3
Nov 11.1
Dec 10.8

Find the five number summary for the 2012 employment rates
Min
Q1
Median
Q3
Max

Find the fences and identify any possible outliers for the 2012 unemployment rates
Construct a box plot below. Identify the shape of the distribution.

5. A Local police station is considering increasing the number of police officers in an effort
to reduce crime. Before making a final decision, a survey of other cities of similar size is
used to collect information to determine the relationship between the two variables
(number of police officers and number of crimes reported)

Police officers 18 15 23 24 13
Crimes Reported 13 10 7 5 18

Identify the independent variable
The correlation coefficient between the two variables is -0.8766. Interpret this value
appropriately.
The regression line describing the relationship between the two variables is y=27.9228+bx. Find
b.
Interpret the intercept of the regression line as it pertains to the problem.
Suppose the local police station increases the number of police officers from 15 to 20. How
many more/less crimes can be expected to be reported?

6. A sample of the monthly rent at an apartment complex in Riverside, CA is approximately
mound-shaped and symmetric with a mean of $700 and a standard deviation of $60.
Using the appropriate method to answer the following questions.

What percent of the monthly rents are between $520 and $760?
What percent of the monthly rents are less than $820?
What percent of monthly rents are between $760 and $820?

7. The mean monthly income of the residents living in an apartment complex in Riverside,
CA is $1300 with a standard deviation of $250. use the appropriate method to make a
statement about the percentage of residents with a monthly income between $825 and
$1775.