
4 The stem-and-leaf display below represents the number of vitamin supplements sold
be a health food store in a sample of 16 days. Calculate the mean and standard
deviation.
Stem unit = 10
1H 9 9
2L 0 1 2 3
2H 5 6 7
3L 0 3 4
3H 5 6 8
4L 1 Ans. 28.0625; 7.289
5 Consider this frequency table:
Calculate the mean and variance of this distribution. Ans. 4.7; 5.39
6 This frequency distribution was obtained by asking 300 students how many siblings
each one had:
Calculate the mean, variance and standard deviation.
Ans: 2.463; 2.049; 1.431
7 A survey of 100 individuals on credit-card ownership reveals that 15 have no credit
cards, 38 have one only, 43 have two and four people have 3. Calculate the mean
and standard deviation of the number of cards owned per person.
Ans: 1.36; 0.7852
8. An airline collects data on the number of “No shows” which is the number of people
who reserve a seat but do not turn up in time for the flight.
(a) What is the mean number of “no shows”?
(b) What is the standard deviation?
Ans: 0.510; 1.046
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