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Find the mean, median, mode, range, interquartile range, and standard deviation of the following two examples.

Example 1

Solution

Given data: Total number of persons = 43, Mean = 251.47, Median = 250, Mode = 280, Range = 170, Interquartile Range = 30, Standard Deviation = 47.49.

Example 2

Solution

Given data: Total persons = 83, Mean = 235.21, Median = 250, Mode = 280, Range = 100, Interquartile Range = 100, Standard Deviation = 38.78.

Please review and refine your confidence interval calculations for these data sets, confirm correctness or correct errors, and determine the margin of error and confidence bounds. Also, provide example values that would fall inside or outside the calculated confidence intervals for both sample means and proportions.

Paper For Above instruction

Statistical analysis plays a crucial role in summarizing and understanding data distributions in various fields. The computation of measures such as mean, median, mode, range, interquartile range, and standard deviation provides a comprehensive overview of the data's central tendency, variability, and distribution shape. The following analysis exemplifies these statistical measures based on two datasets related to income levels within a population, illustrating how descriptive statistics can offer insights into economic disparities and income distribution.

In the first example, data on income was collected from 43 individuals. The calculated mean income was approximately $251.47, with a median income of $250, and the mode at $280, indicating that $280 was the most frequently occurring income level. The data set's range of $170 suggests a considerable spread in income levels among the participants. The interquartile range of 30 points toward a relatively concentrated middle fifty percent of incomes, which can hint at income inequality within the dataset. The standard deviation of 47.49 reflects the spread of incomes around the mean, emphasizing the variation within the population.

The second dataset, comprising 83 individuals, yielded a mean income close to $235.21. The median remained at $250 with the mode at $280, suggesting the central values are similar across datasets but with slight variations. Notably, the range narrows to $100, indicating lesser income disparity in this sample. The standard deviation of 38.78 corroborates this, showing less variability than in the first example. The measures collectively portray a population with a modest income spread, with most salaries clustered around the central values.

Understanding these statistical measures is invaluable for policymakers, economists, and business analysts to develop targeted interventions, assess economic health, and understand income distributions' dynamics. Accurately computing confidence intervals for the mean offers a range within which the true population mean likely falls, given a specific confidence level, often 95%. The margin of error, influenced by sample size and variability, defines the precision of these estimates.

Recalculations of the confidence intervals in the presented examples involve computing the standard error — the standard deviation divided by the square root of sample size — and multiplying it by the critical z-value (1.96 for 95% confidence). For example, for the first dataset, the standard error is 47.49 / √43 ≈ 7.25, resulting in a margin of error E ≈ 1.96 * 7.25 ≈ 14.21. The confidence interval for the mean income then roughly ranges from (251.47 - 14.21) = 237.26 to (251.47 + 14.21) = 265.68, indicating with 95% confidence that the true population mean income lies within this interval.

Similarly, for the second dataset, the standard error is 38.78 / √83 ≈ 4.25, leading to an E ≈ 1.96 * 4.25 ≈ 8.33. Therefore, the confidence interval for the mean income is approximately from (235.21 - 8.33) = 226.88 to (235.21 + 8.33) = 243.54. These intervals provide meaningful estimates for stakeholders to understand income levels within a given population.

Calculating confidence intervals for proportions involves similar principles but applies to categorical data. For example, if in a sample of 45 individuals, 36 are employed (proportion p = 0.8), the standard error is √[p(1-p)/n] = √[0.80.2/45] ≈ 0.059. The margin of error is then 1.960.059 ≈ 0.116. The confidence interval for the proportion of employed individuals in the population is thus approximately from 0.8 - 0.116 = 0.684 to 0.8 + 0.116 = 0.916, meaning we are 95% confident that between about 68.4% and 91.6% of the population is employed.

Similarly, for a categorical variable such as the percentage of city residents shopping at Costco, if a sample indicates 4,002 out of 9,507 shop there, the estimated proportion is approximately 0.420. The standard error is √[p(1-p)/n], with p ≈ 0.420 and n=9507, leading to a margin of error that helps to construct the confidence interval for the true proportion of shoppers in the entire city.

These statistical procedures underscore the importance of accurate calculations and interpretation in data-driven decision-making. Properly estimated confidence intervals assist policymakers in resource allocation, businesses in market analysis, and researchers in validating hypotheses. Ensuring calculation accuracy, especially for margin of error, is essential to maintain the credibility and usefulness of statistical inferences.

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