Construct a histogram and frequency polygon

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1. Thirty automobiles were tested for fuel efficiency in mpg. The following frequency distribution was obtained.

Class Boundaries                  Frequency

7.5-12.5                                      3

12.5-17.5                                    5

17.5-22.5                                    15

22.5-27.5                                    5

27.5-32.5                                    2

(a) Construct a histogram, frequency polygon and ogive for the data.

(b) Find the mean for this data.

2. The number of credits in business courses that twelve students took is shown below.

5, 6, 9, 12, 15, 21, 21, 27, 33, 45, 63, 72

(a) Find the percentile rank of 33.

(b) Find a value that that corresponds to the 40th percentile.

(c) Construct a box-plot labeled with the 5 number summaries.

3. The data shown (in millions of dollars) are the values of the 30 NFL franchises in the year 2008.

170         191         171         235         173         187         181         191

200         218         243         200         182         320         184         239

186         199         186         210         209         240         204         193

211         186         197         204         188         242

(a)  Construct a frequency distribution for the data using 8 classes.

(b)  Construct a histogram for the data.

(c)  Construct a frequency polygon and an ogive for the data.

4. The following data are based on a survey of why people travel. Construct a Pareto chart for this data.

Purpose                                      Number

Personal Business                           146

Visit friends or relatives                   350

Work-related                                  325

Leisure                                          299

Attend School                                150

Evaluate Airlines                            14

5. a) Find the five-number summary for the following data below.

b) Construct a box-plot.

c) Find the IQR and use it to determine if there are any outliers.

                30           28           33           29           37           39           57           27           16           25

                35           37           37           38           34           25           21           3              34           35

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