BEGINNING STAT.-SOFTWARE+EBOOK ACCESS
BEGINNING STAT.-SOFTWARE+EBOOK ACCESS
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ISBN: 9781941552506
Author: WARREN
Publisher: HAWKES LRN
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Chapter 2.1, Problem 1E

(a)

To determine

To find:

The class width for the given frequency distribution.

(a)

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Answer to Problem 1E

Solution:

The class width of the given frequency distribution is 4.8 which is approximately equal to 5.

Explanation of Solution

Formula used:

The formula to calculate the class width is,

Classwidth=UpperlimitLowerlimitNumberofclass

Given:

The table is given as,

Ages of Taste-Test Participants
(in Years)
Class Frequency
1519 7
2024 8
2529 10
3034 2
3539 3

The upper limit of the distribution is given as 39 and the lower limit is given as 15. The number of classes is 5.

Calculation:

The smallest number that can belong to a particular class is termed as lower class limit and the largest number that can belong to a particular class is termed as upper class limit.

Substitute 39 for upper limit and 15 for lower limit and 5 for the number of classes in the formula,

Classwidth=39155=245=4.85

(b)

To determine

To find:

The class boundary for each class of the given frequency distribution.

(b)

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Answer to Problem 1E

Solution:

Class Frequency Class boundaries
1519 7 14.519.5
2024 8 19.524.5
2529 10 24.529.5
3034 2 29.534.5
3539 3 34.539.5

Explanation of Solution

Formula used:

The formula to calculate the class boundary is,

Classboundary=Upperlimitofoneclass+Lowerlimitofnextclass2

Given:

The table is given as,

Ages of Taste-Test Participants
(in Years)
Class Frequency
1519 7
2024 8
2529 10
3034 2
3539 3

Calculation:

It is known that the smallest number that can belong to a particular class is termed as lower class limit and the largest number that can belong to a particular class is termed as upper class limit.

For the first class, since the largest number is 19 and 20 is the smallest number in the next class, then, substitute 19 for upper limit and 20 for lower limit in the formula,

Classboundary=19+202=392=19.5

Continuing the same way, the class boundaries of all the five classes are shown in the table given below,

Table 1

Class Frequency Class boundaries
1519 7 14.519.5
2024 8 19.524.5
2529 10 24.529.5
3034 2 29.534.5
3539 3 34.539.5

(c)

To determine

To find:

The midpoint of each class for the given frequency distribution.

(c)

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Answer to Problem 1E

Solution:

Class Frequency Class boundaries Midpoint
1519 7 14.519.5 17
2024 8 19.524.5 22
2529 10 24.529.5 27
3034 2 29.534.5 32
3539 3 34.539.5 37

Explanation of Solution

Formula used:

The formula to calculate the midpoint of any class is,

Midpoint=Upperlimit+Lowerlimit2

Given:

The table is given as,

Ages of Taste-Test Participants
(in Years)
Class Frequency
1519 7
2024 8
2529 10
3034 2
3539 3

Calculation:

The smallest number that can belong to a particular class is termed as lower class limit and the largest number that can belong to a particular class is termed as upper class limit.

For the first class,

Substitute 19 for upper limit and 15 for lower limit in the formula,

Midpoint=15+192=342=17

Continuing the same way, the midpoint of all the five classes are shown in the table given below,

Table 2

Class Frequency Class boundaries Midpoint
1519 7 14.519.5 17
2024 8 19.524.5 22
2529 10 24.529.5 27
3034 2 29.534.5 32
3539 3 34.539.5 37

(d)

To determine

To find:

The relative frequency of each class for the given frequency distribution.

(d)

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Answer to Problem 1E

Solution:

The relative frequency of each class for the given frequency distribution is shown in Table 3.

Class Frequency Class boundaries Midpoint Relative frequency
1519 7 14.519.5 17 730=23%
2024 8 19.524.5 22 830=27%
2529 10 24.529.5 27 1030=33%
3034 2 29.534.5 32 230=7%
3539 3 34.539.5 37 330=10%

Explanation of Solution

Formula used:

The formula to calculate the relative frequency of any class is,

Relativefrequency=fN

Here N is the sum of the frequencies.

Given:

The table is given as,

Ages of Taste-Test Participants
(in Years)
Class Frequency
1519 7
2024 8
2529 10
3034 2
3539 3

Calculation:

The sum of the frequencies is,

N=7+8+10+2+3=30

For the first class,

Substitute 7 for f and 30 for N in the formula,

Relative frequency=730=0.233=23%

Continuing the same way, the relative frequency of all the five classes are shown in the table given below,

Table 3

Class Frequency Class boundaries Midpoint Relative frequency
1519 7 14.519.5 17 730=23%
2024 8 19.524.5 22 830=27%
2529 10 24.529.5 27 1030=33%
3034 2 29.534.5 32 230=7%
3539 3 34.539.5 37 330=10%

(e)

To determine

To find:

The cumulative frequency of each class for the given frequency distribution.

(e)

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Answer to Problem 1E

Solution:

Class Frequency Class boundaries Midpoint Relative frequency Cumulative frequency
1519 7 14.519.5 17 730=23% 7
2024 8 19.524.5 22 830=27% 7+8=15
2529 10 24.529.5 27 1030=33% 15+10=25
3034 2 29.534.5 32 230=7% 25+2=27
3539 3 34.539.5 37 330=10% 27+3=30

Explanation of Solution

Formula used:

The cumulative frequency of any class is calculated by adding the frequency of that class and all the previous classes.

Given:

The table is given as,

Ages of Taste-Test Participants
(in Years)
Class Frequency
1519 7
2024 8
2529 10
3034 2
3539 3

Calculation:

The cumulative frequency of all the five classes are shown in the table given below,

Table 4

Class Frequency Class boundaries Midpoint Relative frequency Cumulative frequency
1519 7 14.519.5 17 730=23% 7
2024 8 19.524.5 22 830=27% 7+8=15
2529 10 24.529.5 27 1030=33% 15+10=25
3034 2 29.534.5 32 230=7% 25+2=27
3539 3 34.539.5 37 330=10% 27+3=30

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