Introductory Statistics
Using the Empirical Rule, estimate the number of trees in a sample of 7575 whose heights are between 1818 feet and 2626 feet. Assume the sample mean height is 2222 feet and the standard deviation is 22 feet.
A dataset of response times shows a long right tail and median much smaller than mean. A student suggests using the empirical rule to estimate percentages within 1, 2, and 3 standard deviations. Is the empirical rule appropriate here, and why?
If heights in a population are approximately normal with mean 170 cm and standard deviation 8 cm, what is the approximate z-score for an individual 186 cm tall and is this individual in the top ~2.5% tail according to the empirical rule?
Which of the following best describes the three quartiles of an ordered data set?
Consider the following set of test scores: 6868, 7272, 6565, 7070, 6969, 7474, 7070, 7171, 6767, 7373, 8080, 7272, 7070, 7575, 7777. Find the first quartile Q1Q_1, the median Q2Q_2, and the third quartile Q3Q_3.
A company tracks the number of daily page views (in thousands) for a product over 1212 days and flags unusual spikes using the upper fence.
Data: 60,62,65,68,70,72,73,75,76,80,82,14060, 62, 65, 68, 70, 72, 73, 75, 76, 80, 82, 140
What is the upper fence (cutoff) above which a day should be flagged?
A boxplot shows the median exactly in the center of the box, and both whiskers are approximately the same length. The distribution is most likely ______________________.
Given the ordered dataset: 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 12, 14, 20, compute the five-number summary (min, Q1, median, Q3, max).