2. Suppose the timing device used in the men's race failed to activate at the start of the race and instead began to record the times x seconds into the race. Consider how the competitors' times would be affected. Would the x seconds be added to or subtracted from the times recorded to find the true times? Would the median you calculated in question #1 be affected? If yes, how? If no, why not?
2. Suppose the timing device used in the men's race failed to activate at the start of the race and instead began to record the times x seconds into the race. Consider how the competitors' times would be affected. Would the x seconds be added to or subtracted from the times recorded to find the true times? Would the median you calculated in question #1 be affected? If yes, how? If no, why not?
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Transcribed Image Text:Men's 2015 World Championship – Final Results (top 17 finishers)
Rank
Name
Nationality
Time (seconds)
Great Britain (GBR)
Kenya (KEN)
Kenya (KEN)
Kenya (KEN)
United States (USA)
Eritrea (ERI)
Turkey (TUR)
1
Mo Farah
1621.13
Geoffrey Kipsang
Paul Tanui
1621.76
1622.83
4
Bedan Karoki
1624.77
Galen Rupp
1628.91
Abrar Osman
1663.21
Ali Kaya
Timothy Toroitich
Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei
7
1663.69
8.
Uganda (UGA)
1664.90
Uganda (UGA)
Ethiopia (ETH)
Ethiopia (ETH)
Bahrain (BHR)
Eritrea (ERI)
1668.89
10
Muktar Edris
1674.47
11
Mosinet Geremew
1687.50
12
El Hassan El-Abbassi
Nguse Tesfaldet
Cameron Levins
1692.57
13
1694.72
14
Canada (CAN)
1695.19
15
Hassan Mead
United States (USA)
1696.30
Shadrack Kipchirchir
Arne Gabius
United States (USA)
Germany (GER)
16
1696.30
17
1704.47
Women's 2015 World Championship – Final Results (top 17 finishers)
Rank
Name
Nationality
Time (seconds)
Vivian Cheruiyot
Kenya (KEN)
1901.31
Gelete Burka
Ethiopia (ETH)
United States (USA)
1901.77
Emily Infeld
Molly Huddle
Sally Kipyego
3
1903.49
United States (USA)
Kenya (KEN)
United States (USA)
4
1903.58
1904.42
6
Shalane Flanagan
1906.23
7
Alemitu Heroye
Ethiopia (ETH)
1909.73
Betsy Saina
Belaynesh Oljira
Kenya (KEN)
Ethiopia (ETH)
Netherlands (NED)
8.
1911.35
9.
1913.01
Susan Kuijken
Jip Vastenburg
10
1914.32
11
Netherlands (NED)
1923.03
Portugal (POR)
12
Sara Moreira
1926.14
13
Kasumi Nishihara
Japan (JPN)
1932.95
Brenda Flores
Kate Avery
14
Mexico (MEX)
1935.26
15
Great Britain (GBR)
1936.19
16
Trihas Gebre
Spain (ESP)
Uganda (UGA)
1940.87
hot
17
Juliet Chekwel
1940.95

Transcribed Image Text:Statistics & the Olympic Games
The 10,000 meters is a standard track event and it is a part of both the Olympic Games and World
Championships. A sample from the top 17 finishers of the men's and women's races from the 2015 World
Championships are listed in the attached data tables.
1. Calculate the mean, median, range, and standard deviation for each data set.
You are expected to use at least two (2) technology tools to make your calculations (such as a calculator,
Microsoft Excel, etc.).
State specifically what technology you used. If you choose to use Microsoft Excel, instructions for these
calculations can be found here: http://researchbasics.education.uconn.edu/calculatingmeanstandarddev
2. Suppose the timing device used in the men's race failed to activate at the start of the race and instead began to
record the times x seconds into the race.
Consider how the competitors' times would be affected.
Would the x seconds be added to or subtracted from the times recorded to find the true times? Would
the median you calculated in question #1 be affected? If yes, how? If no, why not?
3. Determine who placed 20" in the men's and in the women's 10,000 meter races at the 2016 Summer Olympics in
Rio de Janeiro.
Record the names, nationalities, and times.
Be sure to properly cite at least two (2) sources on a Works Cited page.
Under Assignment Specifications below, there are some guidelines to help you with citing your sources.
4. If both of those 20" place finishers from question #3, had competed in the 2015 World Championships with their
2016 Olympic time, where would they have placed?
Which one would have done relatively better than the other at the 2015 World Championships? Justify
your answer mathematically. Consider using more than one method to justify your answer. For assistance
converting minutes into seconds, view this video: https://www.khanacademy.org/math/4th-engage-
ny/engage-4th-module-7/4th-module-7- topic- a/v/time-unit-conversion
5. The calculation for standard deviation is accredited to Francis Galton. In three to five sentences, describe the life of
Francis Galton and specifically why he may have needed a calculation for the standard deviation or variance.
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