STA101: Introduction to Statistics

Assignments 1
Marks (5 × 4) = 20
1. The following table provides a number of pieces of information on a variety of different
vehicles. Respond to the questions below.

Engine Number Vehicle City Hwy Model

Model size Cylinders Transmission of gears Fuel Class MPG MPG Year
small
ACURA RDX 3.5 6 Automatic 6 Gasoline 19 28 2010
SUV
HYUNDAI
1.6 4 Manual 7 Gasoline large car 28 38 2015
Sonata
Ford Fiesta
1.6 4 Manual 5 Gasoline Small car 28 36 2006

DODGE midsize
6.4 8 Automatic 8 Gasoline 15 25 2010
Challenger car
BMW X5 standard
3 6 Automatic 8 Gasoline 18 24 2013
xDrive35i SUV
HONDA midsize
3.5 6 Automatic 6 Gasoline 21 32 2014
Accord car
LAND
standard
ROVER 3 6 Automatic 8 Diesel 22 29 2008
SUV
Range Rover
BENTLEY midsize
6.8 8 Automatic 8 Gasoline 11 18 2012
Mulsanne car
small
MAZDA CX-5 2.5 4 Automatic 6 Gasoline 24 30 2013
SUV
PORSCHE
3.4 6 Manual 6 Gasoline small car 19 26 2015
Cayman GTS
Source: https://www.fueleconomy.gov

a. How many elements are in the dataset?

b. How many variables are in the dataset? What are they?
c. Which variables are quantitative and which are categorical?
d. What type of measurement scale is used for each variable?

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2. Answer the following questions based on the given quote:

a. At what price would a trader be able to purchase shares of Apple, and how many shares
are available in the market for purchase at that price?
b. At what price would a trader be able to sell shares of Apple, and how many shares are
available in the market for sale at that price?
c. What was the highest price of shares of Apple over the past 1 year?
d. In terms of number of shares traded, how did Apple perform on 17th July 2020 compared
to the average?
e. What is the market value of Apple?

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3. Mr. Roy wants to make an investment in the stock market. He has shortlisted stocks and
wants to know the frequency of the prices. So, he created the following table where the
number of stocks falling in the particular price categories. Represent this data on a histogram,
and comment on the stock price situation.

Stock Prices (Tk.) No. of Stocks Stock Prices (Tk.) No. of Stocks

100 to 300 1 1100 to 1300 10

300 to 500 0 1300 to 1500 12

500 to 700 3 1500 to 1700 7

700 to 900 4 1700 to 1900 3

900 to 1100 6 1900 to 2100 4

4. The following table shows the historical data for stocks of Alphabet Inc. (GOOG) from 25th
October 2019 to 31st October 2019. Represent the given data on a candlestick plot.

Date Open High Low Close

25/10/2019 1251.03 1269.6 1250.01 1265.13

28/10/2019 1275.45 1299.31 1272.54 1290

29/10/2019 1276.23 1281.59 1257.212 1262.62

30/10/2019 1252.97 1269.36 1252 1261.29

31/10/2019 1261.28 1267.67 1250.843 1260.11

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5. The following table shows the total COVID-19 tests per million population and cases per
million population for Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Draw a multiple bar chart for the given
data, and state how the COVID-19 situation compares between the two countries.

Total Cases/1M Pop Total Tests/1M pop

Bangladesh 1241 6241

Sri Lanka 127 6327

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