ANSWERS TO ODD-NUMBERED EXERCISES A-113
17. Some examples include difference, diversity, departure, discrepancy, deviation, and
entropy
19.
21. Answers will vary: It is not uncommon for students to score higher on exams as a
semester progresses; therefore, the exam scores are likely to be left skewed, making
the median, which is less affected by skew, to be the better choice.
23. Answers will vary: Using Sturges's rule, where
. An estimate of sample standard deviation can be found by dividing the sample
range by 4. Therefore, so that . Using this formula, then and
suggesting that (d) or (e) may be appropriate.
25. Answers will vary: Imagine you are examining protein intake among college stu-
dents. In general most students are likely to consume the average daily protein intake,
but among this population, there is likely to be a fair number of athletes who consume
large amounts of protein owing to the demands of their sport. In that case, the data are
likely to be positively skewed, and the median better represents the central tendency of
the data.
27. Variable N Mean Median TrMean StDev SE Mean
S/R 216 0.3197 0.2440 0.2959 0.2486 0.0169
Variable Minimum Maximum Q1 Q3
S/R 0.0269 1.1600 0.1090 0.4367
IQR = .3277, Range = 1.1331, IQR>R = .2892
w =
160
9.23
= 17.33
R = 160R L 4ss L
R
4
9.23
k = 1 + 3.3221log
10
300) Mw =
R
k
,
x = 3.95, Median = 3, s = 3.605, s
2
= 12.998
1.2
1.0