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PUBH 349 Fall 2023
Name: Angel Beltran
Homework Assignment 1
1.Please complete the missing boxes for the frequency table below. You need to show your work. W1_In general, what language do you feel most comfortable speaking at home?
Frequency Percent
Valid Percent
Cumulative Percent
Valid
P.I. Language Only
28
5.2
1
6.2
More P.I. Language than English
43
8.0
7.9
15.9
Both P.I. Language and English
202
37.4
6.9
44.3
More English than P.I. Language
90
16.7
3.1
19.8
English Only
66
12.2
2.26
14.46
Total
429
79.4
14.70
93.8
Missing
System
111
20.5
3.8
24.3
Total
540
What is the mode? __all vales appeared just once___________________
2. One of the authors drilled a hole in a die, filled it with a lead weight, and then proceeded to roll it. The results are given in the following frequency table. A. According to the data, how many times was the die rolled?
200 times
B. How many times was the outcome greater than 2?
42+40+28+32
:142
C. What percentage of outcomes were 6?
32/200*100
16% percent of outcomes for 6
D. List the relative frequencies that correspond to the given frequencies. Outcome
Frequency
1
27
2
31
3
42
4
40
5
28
6
32
27/200=0.135
31/200=0.155
42/200=0.21
40/200=0.2
28/200=0.140
32/200=0.160
3.
W1_My husband/partner feels free to say what is on his mind
FrequencyPercent
Valid PercentCumulative Percent
Valid
None of the time
15
2.8
3.7
3.7
Some of the time
64
11.9
15.6
19.3
Most of the time
102
18.9
24.9
44.3
All of the time
228
42.2
55.7
100.0
Total
409
75.7
100.0
Missing System
131
24.3
Total
540
100.0
What is the mode? ______100_______________
What is the median? ______44.3_______________
What is the mode? ____100_________________
What is the median? __________44.3___________
4. Identify the level of measurement for the following variables: (Nominal, ordinal, scale)
a. weights of college textbooks Scale
b. Party affiliation (Republican, Democrat, Independent)
Nominal
c. Educational Attainment (less than H.S.; some H.S.; H.S. degree; some college; college degree; post college)
Ordinal
d. amount of money you have in your pocket. Scale
e. Movie types-- Type of movie (drama, comedy, etc.)
Nominal
5. Determine whether the data described are qualitative or quantitative and explain why
. a. The blood groups of A, B, AB, and O
Qualitative because they do not have numerical value to them and are organized
b. The white blood cell counts of different people, consisting of the numbers of white blood cells per micro liter of blood. Quantitative because they are using numbers to count the number of white blood cells.
c. Braking reaction times (in seconds) are measured as part of a driver education program. Quantitative because they are measuring the braking times in seconds.
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d. The specialties of physicians (cardiac surgeon, pediatrician, etc.)
Qualitative because they will not be using numbers in order.
5. The Rocky Mountain Beverage company wants feedback on its new product, Coral cola, and sets up a taste test with 20 people. Everyone is asked to rate the taste of the cola on a 5-point scale. (bad taste) 1 2 3 4 5 (excellent rate) The 20 ratings are as follows: 1 3 3 2 3 3 4 3 2 4 2 3 5 3 4 5 3 4 3 1
Construct a frequency table for these data and include the frequency, percent, valid percent, and cumulative percent. taste scale
frequency
valid percent
cumulative percent
1
2
2/20=0.1=10%
2
2
3
3/20=0.15=15%
5
3
9
9/20=0.45=45%
14
5
4
4/20=0.2=20%
18
5
2
2/20=0.1=10%
20
total
20
100%
20