Solution Found!
Solution: In Exercises, find the mean of the data summarized
Chapter 3, Problem 32BSC(choose chapter or problem)
Problem 32BSC
In Exercises, find the mean of the data summarized in the given frequency distribution. Also, compare the computed means to the actual means obtained by using the original list of data values, which areasfoüows: 15.0years.
Years President Lived after First Inauguration |
Frequency |
0–4 |
8 |
5–9 |
2 |
10–14 |
5 |
15–19 |
7 |
20–24 |
4 |
25–29 |
6 |
30–34 |
0 |
35–39 |
1 |
Questions & Answers
QUESTION:
Problem 32BSC
In Exercises, find the mean of the data summarized in the given frequency distribution. Also, compare the computed means to the actual means obtained by using the original list of data values, which areasfoüows: 15.0years.
Years President Lived after First Inauguration |
Frequency |
0–4 |
8 |
5–9 |
2 |
10–14 |
5 |
15–19 |
7 |
20–24 |
4 |
25–29 |
6 |
30–34 |
0 |
35–39 |
1 |
ANSWER:
Answer :
Step 1 of 2 :
Given, Years President Lived after First Inauguration and frequency
Years President Lived after First Inauguration |
Frequency |
0 - 4 |
8 |
5 - 9 |
2 |
10 - 14 |
5 |
15 - 19 |
7 |
20 - 24 |
4 |
25 - 29 |
6 |
30 - 34 |
0 |
35 - 39 |
1 |
The claim is to find the mean of the data and compare the computed means to the actual means obtained by using the original list of data values. That is 15.0
Where N = 8+2+5+7+4+6+0+1 = 33