Imhotep Edwards

MATH 331
ch 2 Homework
2.46)

The interpretation of the result is 90 percent of the sample of drinking water of homes in
the researchers subdivision is less than .00372 mg/L. This is less than EPA level of .015 mg/L.
This means the sample satisfies the EPA regulations and the customers are not at risk.
2.56)
a. What type of variable, quantitative or qualitative is summarized in the table? Give the
values that the variable could assume. It is Quantitave
b. Calculate the relative frequencies for each reason.
Relative frequency = Individual Frequency / Total Frequency
Infant = .0610
Child = .5653
Medical = .2761
Infant & Medical = .0015
Child & Medical = .0298
Infant & Child = .0619
Infant & Child & Medical = .0045
c. Display the information in the table in an appropriate
graph.
d. What proportion of the car owners who requested on-off air bag switches gave Medical as
one of the reasons?
p = 8,377 / 30,337
= .2761
The proportion is 0.2761
2.68)
a. Compute the mean, median, and mode of the data set.
= 1 / 50 {128+119+122}
= 5891 / 50
= 117.82 is the mean
117+118 / 2
= 117.5 is the median

Mode = 97, 112, 124, 128, 131

b. Find the range, variance, and standard deviation of the
data set.
150 - 88 = 62 is the range
1/ 50 -1 {705119 - 1/50 (5891)^2}
1/49(11041.38) = 225.3343 is the variance
sqrt( 225.3343) = 15.011 is the deviation
c. Construct the intervals y ; s, y ; 2s, and y ; 3s.
Count the number of observations that fall within each interval and find the
corresponding proportions. Compare the results to the Empirical Rule. Do you
detect
any outliers?
y+s=(117.82 -15.01, 117.82 + 15.01)
=102.81,132.83
y + 2s = (117.82 - 2(15.011), 117.82 + 2(15.011))
=(87.798, 147.842)
y + 3s = (117.82 - 3(15.011), 117.82 + 3(15.011))
= 72.787, 162.853
d. Construct a box plot for the data. Do you detect any outliers?

e. Find the 70th percentile for the data on total daily worker-hours. Interpret its value.
i = p(n+1) / 100
= 70(50+1) / 100
= 35.7
2.69)

a. Identify the variables measured as quantitative or qualitative.

seabird and length are quantitative. oil is qualitative
b. Identify the experimental unit.
The transect

c. Use a pie chart to describe the percentage of transects

in oiled and unoiled areas. 38% oiled 62% unoiled

38%
yes

no

62%

d. Use a graphical method to examine the relationship

between observed number of seabirds and transect
length.
Seabird densities for transect is similar in both
e. Observed seabird density is defined as the observed count divided by the length of
the transect. MINITAB descriptive statistics for seabird densities in unoiled and
oiled
transects are displayed in the printout shown at the bottom of the page. Assess
whether
the distribution of seabird densities differs for transects in oiled and
unoiled areas.

f. For unoiled transects, give an interval of values that is likely to contain at least 75% of
the seabird densities.
x+2s = 3.27 +- 2(6.70)
=3.27+-13.4
g. For oiled transects, give an interval of values that is
likely to contain at least 75% of the seabird densities.
x+2s = 3.27 +- 2(6.70)
=3.27+-13.4
h. Which type of transect, an oiled or uncoiled one, is more
likely to have a seabird density of 16? Explain.

Unoiled transect