Week 2 Written - Analytics

Week 2 Written Assignment - Data Description – Problems - Analytics

Exercises from Lind Book:

· Problem 3-26

· Problem 3-82

· Problem 4-14

· Problem 4-16

· Problem 4-40

Data files can be found at http://highered.mheducation.com/sites/0078020522/student_view0/data_files.html

Here are some hints for the written homework for week # 2

3.26 This is a weighted mean, you only need to use the weighted mean formula.

3.82 for part c) You need to determine the level of measurement for winning margin considering some non-numeric values, in that case, which type of statistical measurement (mean, median, mode) makes sense?

4.14 Using the definitions or corresponding formulas to determine these statistics,  you can also use the Excel functions: =median(), =quartile(), =percentile(), (deciles can be computed as percentiles).

4.16 Read the graph and give approximate results (there is no way to get an exact reading in this graph).