Answers chapter 3

8. a. ∑ x 308
x = ------- = ----- = 22 (x 1000 Euro)
n 14

b. 1) Data array: 11 12 14 16 17 18 18 19 22 25 30 31 32
43 2) number Median: (14 + 1):2 th item = 7/8 th item

Me = (18 + 19) : 2 = 18,5 (x 1000 Euro)

c. Mode = 18 (x 1000 Euro)

9. Here the data are grouped!

a. Ages Number Total

x (w) x.w
----- ----- --------
17 10 170
18 150 2 700
19 450 8 550
20 200 4 000
21 50 1 050
22 20 440
23 10 230
---- ---------
Total ∑= 890 ∑(x.w) = 17 140

X(av) = 17140 : 890 = 19,26.

The average age is 19.3 years.

b. Mode = 19 years

c. The value “19 years” occurs the most frequent in the dataset
 d. Median = (890 + 1) : 2 th item = 445/446 th item. (the number, NOT the
value!)

e. Both the 445th and the 446th item are 19.

The Median = (19 + 19): 2 = 19 years.

f. Half of the students have an age of ≤ 19 years and half of the student
have an age of ≥ 19 years.

10.

a. Calculation of the mean (average)

--------------------- Calcul. mean

Weight (kg Number m m·f
------------- ------ --------------
750 - < 1000 80 875 70000
etcetera ___ ______
Total 280 311000
-----------------------------------

S (m*f )/ n = 311 00 / 280 = 1110.7 kg or 1111 kg

b. Find the MEDIAN. Calculate the number: n = 280 ;

number of the median:(280 + 1) 2 = 140/141 th

Interpolation in class 1000 - < 1200, 60.5/100 cars, so 1000 + (60.5/100) x (1200 –
1000)= 1121 kg

c. Find the MODE. First: find the modal class

So: calculate densities ! !

------------------------------------------------
Weight (kg Number Freq densities
------------- ------- --------------------------
 750 - < 1000 80 80/250 x 100 = 32
etcetera
-------------------------------------------------
Highest density : 60 so : modal class : 1200 - < 1300
Mode = 1250 kg

11.

a. Before making the graph . . calculate FREQ DENSITIES

b. 1) add in words: “There are 100 houses with a price > 400 (x E 1000)”
2) construct an imaginary class e.g. 400 - < 800 (with consequently a density of 10 per
40 x E 1000)
c.

------------------------------------ Calculation mean

Price (x E 1000) Number of houses m m·f
------------------ ---------------- ----------------
100 - < 180 300 140 42000
etcetera .. .. …..
400 and more 100 500* 50000
Total 1200 297800
-----------------------------------------------------

The average price is 297800 : 1200 = 248,2 (x E 1000)

• The average price is 500 (x E 1000).

d. Median number (1200 + 1) : 2 = 600/601, lies in class

220 - < 260 (make the cumulative distribution and see: < 220: 500 , < 260: 800).
After interpolation find: Me = 233 (x E 1000)
e. Find modal class first. Calculate densities. Highest
density in class 220 - < 260 , so Mo = 240 (x E 1000)

f. Interpolate how many data between 210 and 220, 220 and
260 (which is the given 300 houses) and between 260 and
290. Result: 50 + 300 + 120 = 470 houses.