ASSIGNMENT 1 (GROUP ASSIGNMENT)

FBQT 1024 BASIC STATISTICS

INSTRUCTION TO STUDENTS
1. This assignment contains only FOUR(4) question. Please download the
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You should not copy another persons assignment. You should not
plagiarise another persons work as your own.
Warning : The submitted assignment will automatically undergo a
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3. Your assignment must be submitted before 5th August 2015.
4. This assignment consists of 10% of the full assessment.

ASSIGNMENT FBQT 1024

Semester May 2015-August 2015
QUESTION 1
The local Dress Rack store conducted an inventory of their sales to determine which
sizes to order for the fall season. The following data represent the number of dresses sold
this month by size.
Size
4
6
8
10
12

No of dresses sold
8
23
12
35
3

Find the mode, median and mean.

QUESTION 2
The table below shows the speed of 100 vehicles that pass by a small town in a certain
period of time.
Speed (km hour-1)
40 44
45 49
50 54
55 59
60 64
65 69

Number of vehicles
8
18
16
26
22
10

Based on the above table, calculate mean, mode and median.

QUESTION 3
The Shoestring Postcard Company has ten employees. They need to hire 1 additional
Production worker and want to include the average annual salary in their help wanted
advertisement. The following table lists the annual salaries of the current staff.
CEO- $120,000
Vice Pres.- $ 80,000
Production Workers (By seniority) -$ 30,000, $ 28,000, $ 25,000, $ 20,000, $ 20,000,
$ 15,000, $ 15,000, $ 10,000
Which measure of central tendency would the CEO like to publish in his
advertisement if he wants to appear to be paying well?

QUESTION 4
Each of the three measures of central tendency has its particular advantages or
disadvantages in certain situations.
a) List down the properties of the Mean, Median, and Mode
b) Based on those properties of the Mean, Median, and Mode complete the following:
i) Describe a situation and provide a sample data set of at least 10 elements for
which the MEDIAN is the most appropriate measure.
ii) Describe a situation and provide a sample data set of at least 10 elements for
which the MODE is the most appropriate measure.
iii) Describe a situation and provide a sample data set of at least 10 elements for
which the MEAN is the most appropriate measure.
c) Additionally, provide one reason why the mean is the most often used as a measure.

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