Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences
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ISBN: 9781452286907
Author: Gregory J. Privitera
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Inc
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Chapter 4, Problem 11CAP

(a)

To determine

Find the range of data in the population.

(a)

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Answer to Problem 11CAP

The range of data in the populationis 74.

Explanation of Solution

Calculation:

The data measures the number of minutes (per day)that a small hypothetical population of college students spendsonline.

Range:

The difference between the largest value in the data set and smallest value in the data set is termed as range.

The formula for range is, Range=LS,L denotes the largest value and S denotes the smallest value.

The largest value is 98 and the smallest value is 24. The range is,

Range=LS=9824=74

Hence, the value of range is 74.

(b)

To determine

Find the IQR of data in this population.

(b)

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Answer to Problem 11CAP

The IQR of data in this population is 17.

Explanation of Solution

Calculation:

Arrange the data in the numeric order 24, 65, 77, 82, 88, 88, 92, 94, 98, 98. That is n=10.

The formula to find the interquartile range is, IQR=Q3Q1

Follow the below steps to calculate IQR for given data:

The position of median for data is,

n+12=10+12=112=5.5

First quartile:

The median of the lower half of the values from Q2 is termed as first quartile.

Compute position of Q1=n+12 for the values below position of Q2. The values are 24, 65, 77, 82, 88, now n=5

The position of first quartile for data is,

n+12=5+12=62=3

The value that is in position 3 is 77. The value of lower quartile (Q1) is 77.

Third quartile:

The median of the upper half of the values from Q2 is termed as third quartile.

Compute position of Q3=n+12 for the values above position of Q2. The values are, 88, 92, 94, 98, 98, now n=5

The position of third quartile for data is,

n+12=5+12=62=3

The value that is in position 3 is 94. The value of upper quartile (Q3) is 94.

The interquartile range is,

IQR=Q3Q1=9477=17

Hence, the IQR of data in this population is 17.

(c)

To determine

Find the SIQR of data in this population.

(c)

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Answer to Problem 11CAP

The SIQR of data in this population is 8.5.

Explanation of Solution

Calculation:

The formula to find the semi-interquartile range is, SIQR=IQR2

From part 2, the IQR value is 17.

The semi-interquartile range is,

SIQR=IQR2=172=8.5

Hence, the SIQR of data in this population is 8.5.

(d)

To determine

Find the population variance.

(d)

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Answer to Problem 11CAP

The population variance is 448.64.

Explanation of Solution

Calculation:

The formula for the sum of the squared deviation is, SS=(Xμ)2.

Assume that, the random variable X denotes the scores of students.

The formula for population variance is, σ2=SSN.

Follow the below steps to find the sum of the squared deviation for given data.

The population meanis,

μ=xN=98+77+88+65+24+92+94+98+88+8210=80610=80.6

The squared deviation for score 98 is,

Squared deviation=(9880.6)2=(17.4)2=302.76

Similarly, the squared deviation for the remaining scores is obtained as shown in table (1).

ScoresSquared deviation
98(9880.6)2=302.76
77(7780.6)2=12.96
88(8880.6)2=54.76
65(6580.6)2=243.36
24(2480.6)2=3,203.56
92(9280.6)2=129.96
94(9480.6)2=179.56
98(9880.6)2=302.76
88(8880.6)2=54.76
82(8280.6)2=1.96

Table 1

The sum of squared deviation is,

SS=(Xμ)2=302.76+12.96+54.76+243.36+3,203.56+129.96+179.56+302.76+54.76+1.96=4,486.4

The population varianceis,

σ2=SSN=4,486.410=448.64

Hence, the population varianceis 448.64.

(e)

To determine

Find the population standard deviation.

(e)

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Answer to Problem 11CAP

The population standard deviationis 21.18.

Explanation of Solution

Calculation:

The population variance is 448.64.

The formula for the standard deviation is, σ=σ2.

The standard deviation is,

σ=448.64=21.18

Hence, the population standard deviation is 21.18.

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