Exercise 1
If we consider the dataset S = {4, 0, 1, 1, 2, 2, 6, 2, 3, 3, 4, 2, 3, 4, 5, 3, 2, 1, 3, 6, 3, 4, 0, 3, 5} of
a size n = 25.
Calculate the mean, mode, median, variance, standard deviation and the coefficient of variation.
Exercise 2
A study of scores on an exam test led to the following diagram (scores over 20):
a) What do we call this type of diagram?
b) What is the lowest score for this exam?
c) What is the best score?
d) What is the median score for this test?
e) Determine the range.
f) Calculate the interquartile range.
Exercise 3
Given in the table below is the earnings distribution, expressed in thousands of Euros (k€), for
115 employees of a company.
X, earning (k €) [10; 13[ [13; 16[ [16; 19[ [19; 25[ [25; 37[
ni, frequency 15 25 20 30 25
a) Calculate the mean and standard deviation of the salary of an employee.
b) Draw the histogram of this distribution. Determine the mode graphically and by calculation.
c) Draw the increasing cumulative frequency polygon. Calculate the median.
d) Determine the skewness coefficient of Fisher. Conclude
e) Determine the kurtosis coefficient of Fisher. Conclude
Exercise 4
Consider a sample of 120 small Lebanese companies. These companies are divided according to
their annual turnovers in millions of Lebanese pounds. Several classes of turnovers are given in
the following table:
Turnovers (millions LP) Number of Cumulative
companies frequency
[10-30[ 26 ----
[30-T[ 40 ----
[T-70[ ----- 96
[70-90[ 10 -----
[90-150[ ---- -----
[150-300[ 6 120
Total N=120
a. Give the population, sample and the statistical variable as well as its type
b. Complete the missing data.
c. Determine T if the median is 47 million L. L.
Assuming below that T = 50 million L. L.
d. Determine the mean amount of the turnover in this sample.
e. Determine the standard deviation of the turnover in this sample.
f. Plot the histogram of this distribution. Determine the mode graphically, then by calculation.
g. Draw the increasing cumulative frequency polygon, place the median on this graph and
determine it by calculation.
h. Determine the proportion of Lebanese small businesses with annual turnover less than 60
million L. L.
i. Determine the skewness using Yule and Kendall coefficient. Conclude
j. Determine the kurtosis using Fisher coefficient. Conclude
Exercise 5
The company Toaster is specialized in downloading music from the Internet. Data about Toaster
activity were collected over the last 70 weeks. They concern the number of connection times
from this company. These data are presented in the table below.
Hours of connection [10-20[ [20-30[ [30-35[ [35-50[ [50-60[ TOTAL
(thousands)
Number of weeks 8 20 15 18 9 70
1) What is the variable? Its type?
2) Calculate the mean and standard deviation of this distribution.
3) Draw the histogram of this distribution. Determine the mode graphically and by calculation
4) Calculate the median.
5) Estimate the percentage of weeks with hours of connection numbers that do not exceed
40,000.
Exercise 6
The following table shows the distribution of the weight (in grams) of a population of 80 fish of
the same species
Weight (gram) [60; 90[ [90; B[ [B; 130[ [130; 150[ [150; 200[ total
Frequency 10 20 24 16 10 80
1) Determine B if the marginal mean of X is 122 grams.
2) Calculate the third quartile Q3.
Assuming below that B = 110 grams
3) Calculate the mean and variance of the weight of a fish of this population
4) Calculate the median weight of a fish of this population
5) Calculate the mode of the weight of a fish of this population
6) Determine the relative interquartile range.
Exercise 7
The annual salary (in millions of Lebanese Pounds) of a sample of 180 employees of small
Lebanese companies is given by the following table:
Annual salary (million LP) [6; 12[ [12; B[ [B; 30[ [30; 48[
Frequency 45 85 30 20
1) What is the population studied?
2) Determine B in the following cases:
i) The average annual salary is about 15 million L. L.
ii) The median annual salary is about 14 million L. L.
It is assumed in the following that B = 18 million L. L.
3) Calculate the mode.
4) Determine the inter-decile deviation.
5) Draw the histogram of this distribution.
6) according to the data of the table above, estimate the percentage of employees in small
Lebanese companies whose annual salary does not exceed 20 million L. L.