BUSINESS

STATISTICS
CBEB1109
FITRIAH MUNIRAH ALIAS
CEA140151
Q6.17 (PG. 244)
TUTORIAL SLOT:
WEDNESDAY 1PM-2PM

6.17 As player salaries have increased, the cost

of attending baseball games has increased
dramatically. The file BBCost 2010 contains the
cost of four tickets, two beers, four soft drinks,
four hot dogs, two game programs, two baseball
caps, and the parking fee for one car for each of
the 30 Major League Baseball teams in 2010:
115
161
184
227

121
162
207
227

127
168
208
250

132
170
212
316

141
172
216
330

151 158 160

173 178 180
217 221 222
335

Decide whether the data appear to be

approximately normally distributed by
a) comparing data characteristics to
theoretical properties.
b) Constructing a normal probability plot

a. COMPARING DATA
CHARACTERISTICS TO
THEORETICAL PROPERTIES

Mean, =
=
= 194.70

Median =
=
= 15.5 (ranked value)
=
= 179

Mode = 227

Standard deviation

=
30
= 55.866

Interquartile Range = Q3 Q1
Q3= 3[

Q1 =

= 23.25 (ranked value)

23
8
= 221
= 160

Q3 Q1
= 221 160
= 61

= 7.75

1.33

= 74.3018

Range = X largest X smallest

= 335 115
= 220
6 = 6(55.866)
= 335.196

 The boxplot is skewed to the right.

(The normal distribution is
symmetric)
MEAN = 194.7
MEDIAN = 179
MODE = 227
The mean, median and mode have
different value. (In a normal
distribution, the mean, median and
mode are equal.)

IQR
= 61
1.33= 74.3018
The interquartile range is lower than
1.33. (In a normal distribution, the
interquartile range is 1.33 standard
deviations.)
RANGE = 220
6
= 335.196
The range is much lower than 6.
(In a normal distribution, the
range is 6 standard deviations.)

b. CONSTRUCTING A
NORMAL PROBABILITY
PLOT

Find the cumulative probability by using the formula above

Use NORM.S.INV to get the Z-score (inverse)

Select Z-score for X values

Sorted data for Y values

CONCLUSION
The normal probability plot shows
that the data does not appear to be
approximately normally distributed.
Overall, this data set greatly differs
from the theoretical properties of the
normal distribution.