In: Statistics and Probability
Problem set 2: use the following table to answer questions 4-7 (40 pts total):
| 
 # of children  | 
 Frequencies  | 
| 
 0  | 
 472  | 
| 
 1  | 
 218  | 
| 
 2  | 
 175  | 
| 
 3  | 
 320  | 
| 
 4  | 
 187  | 
| 
 5  | 
 128  | 
| 
 6  | 
 47  | 
| 
 7  | 
 33  | 
| 
 8  | 
 20  | 
| 
 N  | 
 1,600  | 
| 
 # of children  | 
 Frequencies  | 
 How many # of children in each category: # of Children * Freq. in each column  | 
| 
 0  | 
 472  | 
 0*472=0  | 
| 
 1  | 
 218  | 
|
| 
 2  | 
 175  | 
|
| 
 3  | 
 320  | 
|
| 
 4  | 
 187  | 
|
| 
 5  | 
 128  | 
|
| 
 6  | 
 47  | 
|
| 
 7  | 
 33  | 
|
| 
 8  | 
 20  | 
|
| 
 Total Categories= 9  | 
 Total respondents in this data set is 1,600 (N)  | 
 Sum all above= /1600=  | 
5.Please find the median for this distribution (10 pts).
6.Please find the mode for this distribution (5 pts).
7. Is this distribution negatively skewed, symmetrical, or positively skewed (5 pts)?
| 
 # of children x  | 
 Frequencies f  | 
 f*x  | 
 cumulative frequency  | 
| 
 0  | 
 472  | 
 0  | 
 472  | 
| 
 1  | 
 218  | 
 218  | 
 690  | 
| 
 2  | 
 175  | 
 350  | 
 865  | 
| 
 3  | 
 320  | 
 960  | 
 1185  | 
| 
 4  | 
 187  | 
 748  | 
 1372  | 
| 
 5  | 
 128  | 
 640  | 
 1500  | 
| 
 6  | 
 47  | 
 282  | 
 1547  | 
| 
 7  | 
 33  | 
 231  | 
 1580  | 
| 
 8  | 
 20  | 
 160  | 
 1600  | 
| 
 Total  | 
 1,600  | 
 3589  | 
4. Please find the mean for numbers of children in this distribution (20 pts).


=2.2431
5.Please find the median for this distribution (10 pts).
Total n=1600,therefore 1600/2 = 800
Median is average of 800 and 801th observation.
From cumulative frequency, 800 and 801th observations are 2.
Median =2
6.Please find the mode for this distribution (5 pts).
Mode most frequently occurred= 0
Mode=0
7. Is this distribution negatively skewed, symmetrical, or positively skewed (5 pts)?
Mean =2.24, median =2 mode =0
Mean > median >mode.
Since, Mean > median >mode, this distribution is positively skewed.