In: Statistics and Probability
QUESTION 3
Jay –Ethan Company is a multi-billion pharmaceutical company that
has won a contract by the government to produce hand sanitizers and
respiratory gadgets for frontline health workers in Bono East
region. As a result, the company has decided to give bonuses to its
employees to motivate them for the risky task ahead. A sample of
the weekly bonus received by the employees is organized in the
table below:
Weekly Bonus ($) 30<35 35<40 40<45 45<50 50<55
55<60 60<56 65<70
Number of employees(f) 8 6 10 5 15 4 9 3
NB: Approximate to 2 decimal places
i) Find the mean amount of bonus given to the
employees
ii) Calculate the standard deviation and interpret
it.
iii) What is the modal amount
paid?
iv) Would you say the bonus distribution follows the
standard normal distribution?
Why?
v) Calculate the coefficient of variation for the bonus
distribution of Jay-Ethan and compare it with the coefficient of
variation of 19.45% for the bonus distribution of KGH, a subsidiary
of Jay-Ethan.
[Total: 20 Marks]