EBK BUSINESS STATISTICS
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ISBN: 9780134462783
Author: STEPHAN
Publisher: PEARSON CUSTOM PUB.(CONSIGNMENT)
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Chapter 2, Problem 2.21AC
a.
To determine
To construct: a frequency distribution and a percentage distribution for the given data.
b.
To determine
To construct: the cumulative percentage distribution.
c.
To determine
To make: the conclusion about the strength of the insulators and to determine if the company requires a force measurement of at least
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The manufacturing company in problem 3.60 also produces electric insulators. If the
insulators break when in use, a short circuit is likely to occur. To test the strength of the
insulators, destructive testing is carried out to determine how much force is required to
break the insulators. Force is measured by observing how many pounds must be applied
to an insulator before it breaks. Data are collected from a sample of 30 insulators. The file
contains the strengths, as follows:
1,870 1,728 1,656 1,610 1,634 1,784 1,522 1,696 1,592 1,662
1,866 1,764 1,734 1,662 1,734 1,774 1,550 1,756 1,762 1,866
1,820 1,744 1,788 1,688 1,810 1,752 1,680 1,810 1,652 1,736
a. Compute the mean, median, range, and standard deviation for the force needed to
break the insulators. Show your working.
b. Interpret the measures of central tendency and variability in (a).
2.21 The manufacturing company in Problem 2.20 also produces electric insulators. If the insulators break when in use, a short circuit is likely to occur. To test the strength of the insulators, destructive testing in high-powered labs is carried out to determine how much force is required to break the insulators. Force is mea- sured by observing how many pounds must be applied to the insu- lator before it breaks. The force measurements, collected from a sample of 30 insulators and stored in Force , are:1,870 1,728 1,656 1,610 1,634 1,784 1,592 1,662 1,866 1,764 1,734 1,662 1,550 1,756 1,762 1,866 1,820 1,744 1,810 1,752 1,680 1,810 1,652 1,7361,522 1,696 1,734 1,774 1,788 1,688a. Constructafrequencydistributionandapercentagedistribution. b. Construct a cumulative percentage distribution. c. What can you conclude about the strength of the insulators ifthe company requires a force measurement of at least 1,500 pounds before the insulator breaks?
The Etruscans. Anthropologists are still trying to unravel the mystery of the origins of the Etruscan empire, a highly advanced Italic civilization formed around the eighth century B.C. in central Italy. Were they native to the Italian peninsula or, as many aspects of their civilization suggest, did they migrate from the East by land or sea? The maximum head breadth, in millimeters, of 70 modern Italian male skulls and 84 preserved Etruscan male skulls was analyzed to help researchers decide whether the Etruscans were native to Italy. The resulting data can be found on the WeissStats site. [SOURCE: N. Barnicot and D. Brothwell, “The Evaluation of Metrical Data in the Comparison of Ancient and Modern Bones.” In Medical Biology and Etruscan Origins, G. Wolstenholme and C. O’Connor, eds., Little, Brown&Co., 1959]
a. Obtain normal probability plots, boxplots, and the standard deviations for the two samples.
b. Based on your results from part (a), which would you be inclined to use to…
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