STAT1007 Managerial Statistics I

Assignment #1: Value 60

Question #1 (Value 2)
A CNN/Opinion Research Corporation poll of more than 500 U.S adults, taken in July 2008,
revealed that a majority of Americans favor offshore drilling for oil and natural gas; specifically,
of those sampled, about 69% were in favor. Identify (a) the sample and (b) the population.
Question #2 (Value 2)
A political scientist randomly selects 25 of the 100 Senators currently serving in Congress, then
finds the lengths of time that they have been served.
Identify (a) the sample, (b) the variable of interest and (c) the population.
Question #3 (Value 4.5)
For each variable, state whether it is qualitative or quantitative.
a)
Make
Acura
Ford
Hyundai
Mazda
Volkswagen
Toyota
f)
Age
22
25
23
27
19
21

b)
Model
Integra
Escort
Excel
626
Passat
Tercel
g)
Hair Color
Blonde
Blonde
Black
Brown
Blue
Red

c)
Doors
2
2
4
4
4
4
h)
Eye Color
Blue
Blue
Brown
Hazel
Green
Blue

d)
Weight
2350
2280
2200
2590
2990
2120

e)
Head Injury
599
551
757
846
1182
1138

i)
Weight
125
121
135
140
101
124

Question #4 (Value 2.5)

Identify each number as discrete or continuous.
a. The number of eggs that hens lay.
b. The starting salaries of graduates of MBA programs.
c. The weights of supermodels.
d. The marks achieved by the students in a statistics course final exam marked out of 100.
e. The colors of cars driven by college students.

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Question #5 (Value 12)
Identify the measurement scale as nominal, ordinal, interval or ratio for each of the following.
a. Ratings of superior, above average, average, below average or poor for blind dates
b. Final course grades (A, B, C, D, F) for MATH1086 students
c. Telephone area codes
d. Cars described as subcompact, compact, intermediate or full-size
e. The number of exercise classes you participate in on a weekly basis
f. The starting salaries of graduates of the NBCC Saint John Business Administration
program
g. The months in which a firms employees choose to take their vacations
h. The weekly closing price of the stock of Facebook
i. The average temperature in October in Banff
j. Movie ratings of one star, two stars, three stars or four stars.
k. The weights of people being hurled through the air at an enthusiastic rock concert.
l. The number of yes responses received when 500 students are asked if they have ever
done binge drinking in college.
m. The years of cicada emergence: 1936, 1953, 1970, 1987 and 2004.
n. Ratings of superior, above average, average, below average or poor for Zumba instructors
o. Phenylephrin contents (in milligrams) of Dristan tablets
p. Social insurance numbers (SIN)
q. Temperature (in degrees Celsius) of a sample of angry taxpayers who are being audited
r. Number of years in which the Boston Bruins won the Stanley Cup
s. Final course grades (A, B, C, D, F) for statistics students
t. Telephone exchange codes
u. Annual incomes for doctors
v. Cars described as subcompact, compact, intermediate or full-size
w. Colors in a handful of M&M candies
x. Salaries of women who are chief executive officers of corporations.
Question #6 (Value 3)
The Coca Cola Company has 366,000 stockholders and a poll is conducted by randomly
selecting 30 stockholders from each of the 50 states. The number of shares held by each sampled
stockholder is recorded.
a. Identify the population of interest.
b. Identify the sample.
c. Is the variable of interest quantitative or qualitative?
Question #7 (Value 2)
A physiologist randomly selects 16 runners who finish the New York Marathon, and then she
measures the height of each selected person.
a. What is the variable of interest?
b. What is the sample?

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Question #8 (Value 2)
At NBCC Saint John 150 students are randomly selected and asked the distance of their
commute to campus. From this group an average of 23.5 miles is computed.
a. What is the population?
b. What is the sample?
Question #9 (Value 5)
The following are the
for the measurement of
sugar found in 20 of the
a) Organize the data
distribution.
b) Construct a

Cereal
Fruits Loops
Apple Jacks
Corn Pops
Raisin Bran Crunch
Frosted Flakes
Frosted Mini-Wheats
Rice Krispies
Special K
Wheaties
Trix
Lucky Charms
Cheerios
Honey Nut Cheerios
Reeses Puffs
Oatmeal Crisp Crunchy Almond
Franken Berry
Count Chocula
Cocoa Puffs
Life
Cocoa Pebbles

Sugar (g)
13
15
14
20
11
12
3
4
4
13
11
1
9
12
16
14
12
12
6
11

Source: www.acaloriecounter.com/breakfast-cereal.php

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results of an experiment
the amount of grams of
leading breakfast cereals:
into a frequency
Histogram.

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Question #10 (Value 5)
The following are the results of a survey for the ages
of a first year calculus class at UNBSJ.
a) Organize the data into a frequency distribution.
b) Construct a Frequency Polygon

21
21
24
23
22
21
36
23
19
22
41
19
27
20
31
22
36
23
22
40
23
18
21
23
21
32
23

35
21
37
22
18
23
21
22
23
23
22
19
28
34
23
23
42
21
42
32

21
18
29
20
25
22
24
23
30
22
18
28
20
24

Question #11 (Value 2)

Below is a table which classifies all reported shark attacks from 1990 to 2002.
Region
Florida
Hawaii
California
Australia
Brazil
South Africa
Reunion Island
New Zealand
Japan
Hong Kong
Other
Total

a) Find the relative frequencies

b) Find the cumulative frequencies

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Frequency
289
44
34
44
55
64
12
17
10
6
160
735

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Question #12 (Value 6)
Below are the ages of the Best Actresses Academy Award winners for 1928-2003.
21
30
35
48
43
41
26
26

37
26
33
39
35
33
80
25

28
29
29
29
34
31
42
33

63
24
38
27
34
74
29
35

32
38
54
31
27
33
33
35

26
25
24
38
37
50
35
28

31
29
25
29
42
38
45

22
41
46
25
41
61
49

27
30
41
35
36
21
39

28
35
28
60
32
41
34

a) Organize the data into a frequency distribution.

b) Construct a Histogram.
Question #13 (Value 2)
Given below are the ages of motorcyclists at the time they were fatally injured in traffic
accidents (as reported by US DOT). If your objective is to dramatize the dangers of motorcycles
for young people, which would be most effective: histogram, pie chart, bar chart? Construct the
graph that best meets the objective of dramatizing the dangers of motorcycle driving. Is it okay
to deliberately distort data if the objective is one such as saving lives of motorcyclists?
17
24
17

38
40
28

27
20
33

14
23
25

18
31
23

34
37
19

16
21
51

42
30
18

28
25
29

Question #14 (Value 5)

The numbers of items rejected daily by a manufacturer because of defects was recorded for the
past 30 days. Organize the data into a
a) frequency distribution
b) a cumulative frequency polygon.
5
8
3
6
16
19

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12
8
4
9
14

13
15
15
10
5
13

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7
5
17
8
3
18

5
7
19
25
9
7

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Question #15 (Value 5)
The final exam on a third-year organizational behavior course requires students to write several
essay-style answers. The numbers of pages for a sample of 25 exams were recorded. The data
are shown below:
5
8
9
9
10

8
5
5
6
9

9
7
3
3
1
3

3
3
7
8
7

12
8
12
7
3

Organize the data into a frequency distribution and produce a histogram.

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