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1. (a) Make a stem-and-leaf plot for these 24 observations on the
number of customers who
used a downtown CitiBank ATM during the noon hour on 24
consecutive workdays.
(b) Make a dot plot of the ATM data. (c) Describe these two
displays. ( Refer to center, variability, and shape.) Hint:
CitiBank
39 32 21 26 19 27 32 25
18 26 34 18 31 35 21 33
33 9 16 32 35 42 15 24
2. (a) Make a frequency distribution and histogram for the monthly
off-campus rent paid by
30 students. (b) Repeat the exercise, using a different number of
bins. Which is preferred? Why?
Rents
730 730 730 930 700 570
690 1,030 740 620 720 670
560 740 650 660 850 930
600 620 760 690 710 500
730 800 820 840 720 700
3. An executive’s telephone log showed the following data for the
length of 65 calls initiated during
the last week of July. (a) Prepare a dot plot. (b) Prepare a
frequency distribution and histogram
(you may either specify the bins yourself or use automatic bins).
(c) Describe the distribution,
based on these displays.
CallLength
1 2 10 5 3 3 2 20 1 1
6 3 13 2 2 1 26 3 1 3
1 2 1 7 1 2 3 1 2 12
1 4 2 2 29 1 1 1 8 5
1 4 2 1 1 1 1 6 1 2
3 3 6 1 3 1 1 5 1 18
2 13 13 1 6
4. (a) Use Excel to prepare a Pareto chart of the following data. (b)
Which three service providers
account for approximately 80 percent of all responses?
Answer :
chapter 3:
1. a.
2. Sturges’ Rule suggests about 6 bins. Slight right skew.
3. Megastat’ s Dotplot
4. A.
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1. (a) Make a stem-and-leaf plot for these 24 observations on the number of customers who
used a downtown CitiBank ATM during the noon hour on 24 consecutive workdays.
(b) Make a dot plot of the ATM data. (c) Describe these two
displays. (Hint: Refer to center, variability, and shape.) CitiBank 39 32 21 26 19 27 32 25 18 26 34 18 31 35 21 33 33 9 16 32 35 42 15 24
2. (a) Make a frequency distribution and histogram for the monthly off-campus rent paid by
30 students. (b) Repeat the exercise, using a different number of bins. Which is preferred? Why? Rents 730 730 730 930 700 570 690 1,030 740 620 720 670 560 740 650 660 850 930 600 620 760 690 710 500 730 800 820 840 720 700
3. An executive’s telephone log showed the following data for the
length of 65 calls initiated during
the last week of July. (a) Prepare a dot plot. (b) Prepare a
frequency distribution and histogram
(you may either specify the bins yourself or use automatic bins). (c) Describe the distribution, based on these displays. CallLength 1 2 10 5 3 3 2 20 1 1 6 3 13 2 2 1 26 3 1 3 1 2 1 7 1 2 3 1 2 12 1 4 2 2 29 1 1 1 8 5 1 4 2 1 1 1 1 6 1 2 3 3 6 1 3 1 1 5 1 18 2 13 13 1 6
4. (a) Use Excel to prepare a Pareto chart of the following data. (b) Which three service providers
account for approximately 80 percent of all responses? Answer : chapter 3: 1. a.
2. Sturges’ Rule suggests about 6 bins. Slight right skew. 3. Megastat’ s Dotplot 4. A.