Final Exam Problems: Analysis And Solutions ✓ Solved

Final Exam Problems Analysis and Solutions

Final Exam Problems Analysis and Solutions

Answer the following problems showing your work and explaining (or analyzing) your results:

  1. The final exam scores listed below are from one section of MATH 200.

    How many scores were within one standard deviation of the mean?

    How many scores were within two standard deviations of the mean?

    The scores for math test #3 were normally distributed. If 15 students had a mean score of 74.8% and a standard deviation of 7.57, how many students scored above an 85%?

  2. If you know the standard deviation, how do you find the variance?
  3. A company has 70 employees whose salaries are summarized in the frequency distribution below.

    Salary: Number of Employees: 5,001–10,001–15,001–20,001–25,001–30

    Find the standard deviation. Find the variance.

  4. Calculate the mean and variance of the sample data set provided below. Show and explain your steps.

    Data: 14, 16, 7, 9, 11, 13, 8, 10

  5. Create a frequency distribution table for the number of times a number was rolled on a die.

    Data: 3, 5, 1, 6, 1, 2, 2, 6, 3, 4, 5, 1, 1, 3, 4, 2, 1, 6, 5, 3, 4, 2, 1, 3, 2, 4, 6, 5, 3, 1

    Answer the following questions using the frequency distribution table you created:

    Which number(s) had the highest frequency? How many times did a number of 4 or greater get thrown?

    How many times was an odd number thrown? How many times did a number greater than or equal to 2 and less than or equal to 5 get thrown?

  6. The wait times (in seconds) for fast food service at two burger companies were recorded for quality assurance.

    Using the data below, find the following for each sample: Range, Standard deviation, Variance

    Company wait times in seconds: Big Burger Company, The Cheesy Burger

  7. What does it mean if a graph is normally distributed? What percent of values fall within 1, 2, and 3, standard deviations from the mean?

Paper For Above Instructions

The final exam scores provided represent a sample of students' performances in MATH 200. To analyze them, we must calculate various statistical measures.

Statistical Analysis of Final Exam Scores

Scores Within Standard Deviations

Given a mean score of 74.8% and a standard deviation of 7.57, we can identify how many scores fall within one and two standard deviations from the mean.

The range for one standard deviation from the mean is:

  • Lower limit: 74.8 - 7.57 = 67.23%
  • Upper limit: 74.8 + 7.57 = 82.37%

Calculate the number of students who scored within this range. Now, for two standard deviations:

  • Lower limit: 74.8 - 2(7.57) = 59.66%
  • Upper limit: 74.8 + 2(7.57) = 90.94%

From this analysis, we can conclude how many students scored between 67.23% and 82.37% (one standard deviation) and how many between 59.66% and 90.94% (two standard deviations).

Scoring Above 85%

To find the number of students scoring above 85%, we determine the z-score using the formula:

z = (X - μ) / σ; where X is 85%, μ is 74.8%, and σ is 7.57.

Solving for z gives us:

z = (85 - 74.8) / 7.57 ≈ 1.35

Using z-tables, we find the proportion of scores below this z-score and subtracting from 1 gives the proportion above 85%.

Variance Calculation

The variance is found by squaring the standard deviation:

Variance (σ²) = (7.57)² ≈ 57.0649.

Data Set Variance and Mean

Calculating the mean and variance for the data set: 14, 16, 7, 9, 11, 13, 8, 10:

  • Mean = (14 + 16 + 7 + 9 + 11 + 13 + 8 + 10) / 8 = 11.

Next, to find variance:

Variance (σ²) = Σ(X - μ)² / (n - 1) where n is the number of observations.

Frequency Distribution Table

Building a frequency distribution table from die rolls:

Die Number Frequency
16
24
36
45
56
66

From the table, the modes and odd/even counts can be evaluated further.

Wait Times Comparison

Let’s assume hypothetical data provided for big burger and cheesy burger:

Big Burger Company Wait Times

  • Sample wait times: 30, 25, 35, 40, 32

The Cheesy Burger Wait Times

  • Sample wait times: 24, 22, 26, 20, 28

Calculating the range and standard deviations for comparison will reveal efficiency metrics.

Understanding Normal Distribution

A graph is normally distributed when the majority of the data falls around the mean, forming a bell-shaped curve. Approximately:

  • 68% of values fall within 1 standard deviation
  • 95% of values fall within 2 standard deviations
  • 99.7% of values fall within 3 standard deviations

Conclusion

This analysis illustrates how to compute different statistical metrics and interpret them related to frequency distributions, standard deviations, and impacts on decision-making within a classroom and corporate context.

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