Statistics
STATISTICS: WEIGHTED MEANS
1. Connor’s scores and their weighted percentages are given below. Calculate Connor’s mean score.
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Score |
Weighted Percent |
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Homework Assignment 1 |
100 |
5% |
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Homework Assignment 2 |
95 |
5% |
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Homework Assignment 3 |
100 |
5% |
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Homework Assignment 4 |
93 |
5% |
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Quiz 1 |
85 |
20% |
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Quiz 2 |
92 |
20% |
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Project |
98 |
15% |
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Final Exam |
86 |
25% |
2. The ages of the residents of Tiny Town are listed in the frequency distribution below. Find the approximate mean of the data.
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Age |
Frequency |
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0 – 9 |
73 |
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10 – 19 |
61 |
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20 – 29 |
38 |
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30 – 39 |
62 |
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40 – 49 |
86 |
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50 – 59 |
54 |
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60 – 69 |
41 |
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70 – 79 |
29 |
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80 – 89 |
10 |
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90 - 100 |
2 |
3. Describe the approximate shape of the distribution (symmetric, uniform, skewed left, skewed right, none of these). Then describe the relationship between the mean, median and mode. Justify your reasoning .
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