Exam 3: Summarizing Data: Measures of Location

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The means of many samples drawn from the same population usually do not fluctuate widely.

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The grades obtained on a test by twelve students in a class are listed below. 66,70,68,75,80,86,64,73,80,94,72,9166,70,68,75,80,86,64,73,80,94,72,91 -For this data, construct a stem-and-leaf display.

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The two measures that are needed to calculate the midquartile are the _______ and the _______.

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first quartile, third quartile

The grades obtained on a test by twelve students in a class are listed below. 66,70,68,75,80,86,64,73,80,94,72,9166,70,68,75,80,86,64,73,80,94,72,91 -For this data, find the mean.

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A stem-and-leaf display is especially helpful in finding the

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The following is the distribution of weights (in lbs.) of 40 students entered in a hamburger eating contest:.  The following is the distribution of weights (in lbs.) of 40 students entered in a hamburger eating contest:.    -Find  P_{30} . -Find P30P_{30} .

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The midquartile is always equal to the median.

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The _______ is not a measure of central location.

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Having received a bonus of $30,000\$ 30,000 for accepting early retirement in July, 2000, a company's project manager invested $9,000\$ 9,000 in a municipal bond paying 3.69%,$14,0003.69 \%, \$ 14,000 in a money market fund paying 4.01%4.01 \% , and $7000\$ 7000 in a certificate of deposit paying 3.29%3.29 \% . Using the respective amounts invested as weights, find the weighted mean of the three percentages.

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When no two values are the same, which measure is exceeded by as many values as it exceeds?

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The number of sales of homes having two bedrooms or less in a state for a ten-week period in 1987 is given in the following table: The number of sales of homes having two bedrooms or less in a state for a ten-week period in 1987 is given in the following table:    -For a two bedroom or less home in this state during the given period, find the mean price. -For a two bedroom or less home in this state during the given period, find the mean price.

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The prices (in dollars) of 16 film video cassettes on sale at a video store are given below. 38,32,38,13,23,38,32,28,27,32,23,27,25,32,27,3038,32,38,13,23,38,32,28,27,32,23,27,25,32,27,30 -For this data, find the mean.

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If some of the frequencies are greater than 1 , the number of rows in the frequency distribution is equal to the size of the sample.

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A stem-and-leaf display is especially helpful when finding the mean of a set of data.

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If the data consists of all possible observations of a certain phenomenon, it is called a sample.

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At the start of the program, ten dieters entering a weight-loss program have the weights (in pounds) shown below. 182, 160, 120, 140, 155, 136, 115, 190, 144, 200 -For this data, construct a stem-and-leaf display.

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The symbols [∑i=1nxi]2\left[\sum_{i=1}^{n} x_{i}\right]^{2} and ∑i=1nxi2\sum_{i=1}^{n} x_{i}^{2} are always equal.

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The mean of Q1Q_{1} and Q3Q_{3} equals the

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Write the following expression without summation signs. ∑i=13(yi−zi)\sum_{i=1}^{3}\left(y_{i}-z_{i}\right)

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The prices (in dollars) of 16 film video cassettes on sale at a video store are given below. 38,32,38,13,23,38,32,28,27,32,23,27,25,32,27,3038,32,38,13,23,38,32,28,27,32,23,27,25,32,27,30 -For this data, find the median.

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