Elementary Statistics
Elementary Statistics
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780321836960
Author: Mario F. Triola
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 9, Problem 2FDD

Critical Thinking: Ages of workers killed in the Triangle Factory fire Listed below are the ages (years) of the 146 employees who perished in the Triangle Factory fire that occurred on March 25, 1911 in Manhattan (based on data from the Kheel Center and the New York Times). One factor contributing to the large number of deaths is that almost all exits were locked so that employees could be checked for theft when they finished work at the end of the day. That fire revealed grossly poor and unsafe working conditions that led to changes in building codes and labor laws.

Analyzing the Results

  1. 1. First explore the combined male and female ages using suitable statistics and graphs. What is the mean age? What are the minimum and maximum ages? What is the standard deviation of the ages? Are there any outliers? Describe the distribution of the ages.
  2. 2. Examination of the two lists shows that relatively few men perished in the fire. Treat the ages as sample data and determine whether there is sufficient evidence to support the claim that among the workers who perish in such circumstances, the majority are women.
  3. 3. Construct a 95% confidence interval estimate of the mean age of males and construct another 95% confidence interval estimate of the mean age of females. Compare the results.
  4. 4. Treat the ages as sample data and determine whether there is sufficient evidence to support the claim that female workers have a mean age that is less than that of male workers.
  5. 5. Treat the ages as sample data and determine whether there is sufficient evidence to support the claim that ages of males and females have different standard deviations.
  6. 6. Based on the preceding results, identify any particularly notable features of the data.

Males

38 19 30 24 23 23 10 18 10 33 17 22 33 25 20 23 22

Females

24 16 25 31 22 18 19 22 16 23 17 15 21 18 17 17 17 31 20 36
18 25 30 16 25 25 21 19 17 18 20 18 26 26 16 18 18 17 22 17
20 22 18 20 16 25 18 40 21 18 19 19 18 18 19 16 19 16 16 21
33 21 14 22 19 10 23 10 18 21 39 20 14 27 22 15 10 16 16 19
18 21 18 10 10 20 18 43 16 20 18 30 21 22 18 21 35 22 21 22
21 22 17 24 25 20 18 32 20 21 19 24 17 18 30 18 16 22 22 17
22 20 15 20 17 21 21 18 17
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Chapter 9 Solutions

Elementary Statistics

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