CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA

STATISTICS
EXAM 1 REVIEW EXERCISES

1.

For a group of sample data:

1, 2, 2, 3, 5, 6
a.

Find the mean.

b.

Find the standard deviation.

c.

Find the median.

d.

Find the mode.

e.

Find the mid-range.

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2.

For the following set of sample data.

class
1.5-1.7
1.8-2.0
2.1-2.3
2.4-2.6
2.7-2.9
3.0-3.2
a.

f
3
12
14
9
7
5

Draw a histogram that depicts the distribution. (Label the axes.

b.

Find the mean.

c.

Find the standard deviation.

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3.

A student scored 65 in a math course where the class mean and standard deviation
were 60 and 20 respectively; he also scored 72 in a history course where the class
mean and standard deviation were 78 and 10 respectively. In which course was his
relative position higher?

4.

The average IQ of students in one group is 110 with a standard deviation of 5. The
average IQ of students in another group is 106 with a standard deviation of 4. Which
group is more variable in terms of IQ?

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5.

The mean and the standard deviation for the weights of 36 rookies reporting to the
training camp are 230 lbs. and 10 lbs. respectively. Use the Chebyshev (Tchebysheff)
Theorem to determine:
a.

the number of players who weight between 210 and 250 lbs.

b.

the number of players weighing less than 200 lbs. or more than 260 lbs.

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6.

The distribution of lifetimes (measured in years) of an electronic component in a RCA TV

set is bell-shaped with a mean of 3.8 years and a standard deviation of 0.9 years.
a.

Determine the percentage of components which will last more than 4.7 years.

b.

Determine the percentage of components which will last between 2.9 and 5.6
years.

c.

Determine the percentage of components which will have to be replaced under the
manufacturer's warranty of 2 years.

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7.

A combination lock consists of the numbers 0 to 39.

a.

If no numbers can be used twice, how many different combinations are possible
using three numbers?

b.

If every number can be used repeatedly, how many different combinations are
possible using three numbers?

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8.

Among the members of a tennis club, there are 38 in the first age group, 16 in the
second age group and 8 in the third age group. All together, in how many different ways
can the club choose two members in each group to represent it at a tournament.

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9.

An apartment building has 24 two-bedroom apartments and 12 three-bedroom

apartments. If 3 of the apartments are chosen at random to be redecorated;
a.

What is the probability that all 3 will be two-bedroom apartments?

b.

What is the probability that two will be two-bedroom apartments and one will be a
three-bedroom apartment?

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10. a.

A number of students were grouped according to their reading ability and

education. The table shows the results.
Reading Ability
Education
High School

Low
6

Average
18

High
43

Total
67

Graduate
Did not graduate
Total

27
33

16
34

7
50

50
117

If a student is selected at random, find the probability of a student with high reading
ability, given that the student did not graduate.

b.

In a recent national education, 27 million men voted for the Republican candidate,
while 19 million men voted for the Democrat. Among women, 27 million voted for
the Republican while 27 million voted for the Democrat. If a voter is randomly
selected from this group,
i)

find the probability of getting a male voter.

ii)

find the probability of getting a female voter or someone who voted for the
Republican.

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