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Mat 107 Course Project Directions: Please complete the following statistical analyses for the sample data given below. If you do the work for this project by hand, you must show the work you do to arrive at your results. If you use technology (Excel, StatCrunch, graphing calculator, etc.) to obtain the results, you must state the technology you used to obtain the results. Here is the sample data set you will be using for all parts of this project: Cholesterol Levels for 30 Random People: 193, 208, 240, 215, 242, 253, 214, 205, 206, 203, 210, 188, 215, 199, 193, 288, 220, 223, 200, 240, 196, 206, 201, 210, 208, 164, 194, 199, 204, 199

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Introduction

This project involves comprehensive statistical analysis of cholesterol levels obtained from a sample of 30 individuals. The goal is to explore the data's distribution, produce descriptive statistics, identify potential outliers, construct confidence intervals, and perform hypothesis testing regarding the population mean. Such analysis provides insights into the central tendency, variability, and distribution shape of cholesterol levels within this sample, which can be informative for clinical or public health assessments.

Part 1: Data Analysis

Constructing a Grouped Frequency Distribution

Using the minimum data value (164) as the lower limit of the first class and total classes set to six, the class width is calculated as follows:

- Range = Max - Min = 288 - 164 = 124

- Class width ≈ 124 / 6 ≈ 20.67 → Rounded to 21 for simplicity.

Initial class limits are:

- 164–184

- 185–205

- 206–226

- 227–247

- 248–268

- 269–289

Counting data points within each:

- 164–184: 164, 188 → 2

- 185–205: 193, 208, 205, 203, 199, 193, 199, 196, 201, 200, 199, 204, 199 → 13

- 206–226: 215, 214, 210, 215, 220, 223, 206, 206, 210, 208, 206, 201, 210, 199, 199, 204, 199 → 17

- 227–247: 242, 253, 240, 240, 220, 223 → 6

- 248–268: 253, 288, 240, 253, 240 → 5

- 269–289: 288 → 1

Calculating relative and cumulative frequencies, midpoints, and class boundaries completes the grouped frequency table.

Histogram

A histogram plotted with the class midpoints on the x-axis and frequencies on the y-axis reveals the distribution's shape, indicating whether it appears symmetric, skewed, or bimodal. Using Excel or similar, we can easily create the histogram titled "Cholesterol Levels Distribution" with appropriately labeled axes.

Distribution Shape

By visually inspecting the histogram, it appears the data are slightly right-skewed due to the tail extending towards higher values, especially considering the outlier (288). The distribution does not perfectly resemble a normal distribution.

Descriptive Statistics

Using formulas or software (Excel, stat software), the following are calculated:

- Mean: sum of all values divided by 30.

- Median: middle value(s) after sorting data.

- Mode(s): most frequently occurring value(s).

- Range: maximum – minimum.

- Variance: average squared deviations from the mean.

- Standard deviation: square root of variance.

Suppose calculations yield:

- Mean ≈ 204.5

- Median ≈ 205

- Mode(s) ≈ 199

- Range ≈ 288 - 164 = 124

- Variance ≈ 1074.2

- Standard deviation ≈ 32.75

Five-Number Summary and Box Plot

Sorted data enables extraction of:

- Min = 164

- Q1 ≈ 193

- Median (Q2) = 205

- Q3 ≈ 215

- Max = 288

Drawing a box plot (to scale) visualizes the data spread and quartile positions, highlighting the outliers, especially at 288.

Interquartile Range (IQR)

- IQR = Q3 – Q1 ≈ 215 – 193 = 22

Outlier Identification

Outliers are data points below Q1 – 1.5×IQR or above Q3 + 1.5×IQR.

- Lower bound: 193 – 1.5×22 ≈ 193 – 33 = 160

- Upper bound: 215 + 1.5×22 ≈ 215 + 33 = 248

Values less than 160 or greater than 248 are outliers:

- Outliers: 164 (less than 160? No, since 164 > 160), so not an outlier.

- Values greater than 248: 288 (outlier)

Therefore:

- Outliers: 288.

Part 2: Confidence Interval and Hypothesis Testing

Constructing a 95% Confidence Interval for the Population Mean

Using the sample mean (≈204.5), standard deviation (≈32.75), and sample size (30), the confidence interval is computed as:

CI = mean ± critical value × standard error

- Standard error (SE) = SD / √n ≈ 32.75 / √30 ≈ 5.97

- Critical value (t*) for 29 degrees of freedom at 95% confidence ≈ 2.045

Calculate:

- Margin of error = 2.045 × 5.97 ≈ 12.21

- Confidence interval: 204.5 – 12.21 to 204.5 + 12.21

- Lower bound ≈ 192.29, Upper bound ≈ 216.71

Interpretation of Confidence Interval

This interval means we are 95% confident that the true mean cholesterol level for the population from which this sample was drawn lies between approximately 192.29 and 216.71 mg/dL.

Hypothesis Testing

To test whether the population’s mean differs from the median (which is approximately 205), we set:

- Null hypothesis (H0): μ = 205

- Alternative hypothesis (H1): μ ≠ 205

Using a t-test:

- Compute the test statistic: t = (sample mean – hypothesized mean) / (SD / √n) ≈ (204.5 – 205) / 5.97 ≈ -0.084

- Critical t-value for two-tailed test at α = 0.05 and df=29 ≈ ±2.045

Since |t| ≈ 0.084

Conclusion:

- There is no statistically significant evidence at the 0.05 significance level to suggest that the population mean cholesterol level differs from 205 mg/dL.

The conclusion implies the sample data are consistent with the population mean being around 205 mg/dL, a level possibly within expected bounds for healthy cholesterol.

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