Summary: Week Five Calculations
University of Phoenix Material – Sonya Cargill 11/12/12
Week Five Calculations
Read the following scenarios, and answer the accompanying questions.
1. Statistics students were asked to fill a one-cup measure with raisin bran, then tap the cup lightly on the counter three times to settle the contents. If necessary, they were instructed to add more raisin bran to bring the contents exactly to the one-cup line, then spread the contents on a large plate, and count the raisins. The 13 students who chose Kellogg’s Raisin Bran obtained the results shown below:
23 33 44 36 29 42 31 33 61 36 34 23 24
• Calculate the mean, median, and mode. Is the distribution skewed to the left or to the right? Mean: 34.5, Mode: 23,33,36,
Week Five Calculations
Read the following scenarios, and answer the accompanying questions.
1. Statistics students were asked to fill a one-cup measure with raisin bran, then tap the cup lightly on the counter three times to settle the contents. If necessary, they were instructed to add more raisin bran to bring the contents exactly to the one-cup line, then spread the contents on a large plate, and count the raisins. The 13 students who chose Kellogg’s Raisin Bran obtained the results shown below:
23 33 44 36 29 42 31 33 61 36 34 23 24
• Calculate the mean, median, and mode. Is the distribution skewed to the left or to the right? Mean: 34.5, Mode: 23,33,36,