AAH

11.2

Name

Data Analysis: A consumer testing service obtained the following miles per gallon in five test runs performed three types of compact
cars.
Run 1
Run 2
Run 3
Run 4
Run 5
Chrysler
28
32
28
30
34
Nissan
31
29
31
29
31
Acura
29
32
28
32
30
A. If Chrysler wants to advertise that
their car performed best, which measure of
central tendency should be used for their
claim?

B. If Nissan wants to advertise that their

car performed best, which measure of
central tendency should be used for their
claim?

C. If Acura wants to advertise that their

car performed best, which measure of
central tendency should be used for their
claim?

Salary Analysis: Google has 17,031 employees. The position, frequency, and mean salary for each position are given below.
Position
CEO
Executives
Engineers
Sales
Support
Other
A. Find the mean salary for the company.

Frequency
1
30
4,000
8,000
3,000
2,000

B. Find the median salary.

Mean Salary
$4,000,000,000
50,000,000
140,000
100,000
45,000
35,000
C. Why do you suppose most employees
were upset by a newspaper article
reporting Average Google employee
earns $415,000?

Statistics Puzzle: A Data set has six (A, B) and seven (C) numbers of which two or three are missing. Find the missing values using
the given clues.
A. 10, 11, 10, 9, x, y:
B. 3, 10, 7, 1, x, y:
C. 2, 14, 4, 10, x, y, z:
The mean is 10 and the range is 8.
The mean is 4, the range is 10 and the
The mean is 8, range is 7, median is 9, and
mode is 3.
the mode is 4.

1. The following data are some test scores for Chapter 11: 70, 10, 90, 85, 85, 90, 75, 84, 85, 70, 131, and 85
Mean
Median
Mode
Range
Standard Deviation
Due to extra credit, every original score was increased by 4
points. Find the new test scores and the measures of center and
spread.
Test Scores:

An error was found and every original score was subtracted by x

points. Find the new test scores and the measures of center and
spread.
Test Scores:

x:

x:

Median:

Median:

Mode:

Mode:

Range:

Range:

Conclusion:

Mr. Jones decided to count the scores three times the original
value. Find the new test scores and the measures of center and
spread.
Test Scores:

Mr. Jones decided to count the scores one half its original value.
Test Scores:

x:

x:

Median:

Median:

Mode:

Mode:

Range:

Range:

Conclusion:

2. The mean of a data set

x1 , x2 ,..., xn is k. What is the

3. The range of a data set

x1 , x2 ,..., xn is r. What is the

4. The median of a data set

x1 , x2 ,..., xn is m. What is the

mean of the transformed data

set x1 h, x2 h,..., xn h

range of the transformed data

set x1 h, x2 h,..., xn h

median of the transformed data

set x1 h, x2 h,..., xn h

5. Which measures of center

and dispersion are unaffected
by outliers?