MODULE 5

Statistics

A. Introduction
In this age of information technology, it is important how raw data are processed
and translated into useful information. Because of society’s ever increasing need for
information technology, education should develop in students an understanding of the
concepts and processes of statistics. This should include collection, organization,
analysis and interpretation of data for decision making and predictions. Statistical tools
derived from Mathematics are useful in processing and managing numerical data in
order to describe a phenomenon and predicts values.

B. Objectives:
At the end of the module, students are expected to:
1. Apply a variety of statistical tool to process and
manage numerical data
2. Solve problems involving measures of positions;
3. Use appropriate measures of positions and other
statistical methods in analyzing and interpreting
research data;
4. Advocate the use of statistical data in making
important decisions
5. Recognize the importance of statistical analyses in
making decisions

C. Pre-Test Evaluation:
Solve the following problems.
1. Jose has been working on programming and updating a Web site for his company
for the past 24 months. The following numbers represent the number of hours Jose
has worked on this Web site for each of the past 7 months: 24, 25,31, 45, 50, 66 and
78. What is the mean (average) number of hours that Jeffrey worked on this Wed
site each month?
2. The number of incorrect answers on a true-false competency test for a random
sample of 15 students were recorded as follows: 2, 4, 3, 0, 1, 3, 8, 0, 3, 3, 5, 2, 1, 4,
and 2. Find the
a. mean
b. median
c. mode
3. There are 1500 BSED students of CTE. Solve for the sample size and sample in each
year level.
First year 400
Second year 350
Third year 500
Fourth year 250
4. Calculate the mean deviation of the following scores: 4,8 and 12?
5. Find the standard deviation of 10.2, 13.7, 18.5 and 20.8?
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 6. John got 76 marks in his Statistics test. If the marks of the whole class had a
mean of 52 and a standard deviation of 8, what was John’s standard score?
7. Given the mean of 55 and standard deviation of 8, what score corresponds to
two standard deviations above the mean?

D. Learning Contents:
I. Definition of Terms

Statistics – is concerned with the extraction of information from numerical data and its use in making
inferences about the population from which the data are obtained. Statistics is also defined as an area of science
concerned with the design of experiments or sampling procedures, the analysis of data, and the making of inferences
about a population of measurements from information contained from the sample.

Descriptive Statistics- is concerned with the gathering, classification, and presentation of data and the
collection of summarizing values to describe group characteristics of the data. The summarizing values most
commonly used in descriptive statistics are the measures of central tendency, of variability, and of skewness and
kurtosis. It comprises those methods concerned with collecting and describing a set of data so as to yield meaningful
information.

Inferential Statistics- demands a higher order of critical judgment and mathematical method. It aims to give
information about a large groups of data without dealing with each and every element of these groups. It uses only a
small portion of the total set of data in order to draw conclusions or judgments regarding the entire set. Among the
topics included in the study of inferential Statistics are the testing of hypothesis using, the Z-test, t-test, simple linear
correlation, analysis of variance, the chi-square test, regression analysis, and time series analysis. It comprises those
methods concerned with the analysis of a subset of data leading to predictions or inferences about the entire data.
Population – consists of the totality of the observations with which we are concerned.
Sample – is a subset of a population.
Data – is a set of observations, values, elements or objects under consideration. A complete set of all
possible observations or elements is known as population or universe while a representative of a population is called
a sample. Each element is called a data point.
Statistic - any numerical value describing a characteristic of a sample.
Parameter is any statistical information or attribute taken from a population. It is a true value or actual
statistics since its source is the population itself.

II. Measures of Central Tendency

a. Mean of Ungrouped Data

a. population mean – if a set of data x1, x2,….x, not necessarily all distinct
represent a finite population of size N, then the population mean is
µ = ∑x
N

Example: The number of employees at a 5 different drugstores are, 3, 5,6, 4and 6.

Treating the data as a population, find the mean number of employees for the 5 stores.
Solution: Since the data are considered to be a finite population.

µ =3 + 5+ 6 + 4 + 6 = 4.8
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b. sample mean – if the set of data x1, x2….x, not necessarily all distinct
represent a finite sample of size n, then the sample mean is

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X = ∑x
N

Example : A food inspector examined a random sample of 7 cans of a certain brand of tuna to
determine the percent of foreign impurities. The following data were recorded ;
1. ,2.1,1.7,1.6,0.9,2.7,and 1. . Compute the mean sample.

Solution: X = 1.8 + 2.1 + 1.7 + 1.6 + 0.9 + 2.7 + 1.8 = 1.8--- answer
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b. Median from Ungrouped Data

Median- a set of observations arranged in an increasing or decreasing order of

magnitude is the median value when the number of observations is odd or the arithmetic mean
of the two middle values when the observations is even.

Example: 1. On 5 term tests in Math a student has made grades of 82, 93, 86, 92 and 79. Find
the median for this population grades.

Solution: Arranging the grades in an increasing order of magnitude, we get

79 82 86 92 93

Hence the Md = 86 --- answer

1. The nicotine contents for a random sample of 6 cigarettes of a certain brand are found
to be 2.3, 2.7, 2.5, 2.9, 3.1 and 1.9 milligrams. Find the median?
Solution: If we arrange the nicotine contents in an increasing order of magnitude, we get

1.9 2.3 2.5 2.7 2.9 3.1

and the median is then the mean of 2.5 and 2.7. Therefore,

Md = 2.5 + 2.7 = 2.6 milligrams

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b. Mode of Ungrouped Data

Mode – is defined as the value of the terms that appears most frequently. Mode does
not always exist. This is certainly true when all observations occur with the same frequency. For
some sets of data there may be several values occurring with the greatest frequency in which
case we have more than one mode.

If we are going to examine the five terms below, we will notice that the mode is 15 since
the term 15 appears most frequently,(twice) while each of the other terms appears only once.
Thus, mode is 15.

Mo = 15--- answer

Exercises:

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 Solve the following problems.
1. The number of incorrect answers on a true-false competency test for a random sample
of 15 students were recorded as follows: 2, 4, 3, 0, 1, 3, 8, 0, 3, 3, 5, 2, 1, 4, and 2. Find
the
a. mean
b. median
c. mode
2. The number of building permits issued last month to 10 construction firm in a small
Midwestern city were 6, 7, 0, 8, 11, 4, 1, 15, 3 , and 7. Treating the data as a population,
find the
a. mean
b. median
c. mode
3. The reaction times for a random sample of 9 subjects to a stimulant were recorded as
2.5, 3.6, 3.1, 4.3, 2.9, 2.3, 2.6, 4.1 and 3.4. Calculate the
a. mean
b. median
4. The employees of a local manufacturing plant pledged the following donations in
dollars, to the United Fund: 20, 30, 15, 5, 20, 10, 25, 10, 50, 30, 10, 5, 15, 25. 50, 10,30,
5,25, 45 and 15. Treating the data as a population, calculate
a. mean
b. mode
5. The average IQ of 10 students in a Mathematics subject is 114. If 9 of the students have
IQs of 101, 125, 118,128, 106, 115, 99, 112 and 109, what must be the other IQ ?

d. Computation of Mean from Grouped Data

Data which are arranged in a frequency distribution are called grouped data.
When the number of items is too large, it is best to compute for the measure of central
tendency and variability using the frequency distribution.

Formula:

x = ∑fx
N
Where:
x - mean
f - frequency
X - class mark
N - total frequency

Example:
Compute for the mean of the data shown below.
Class Interval f(frequency) X ( class mark) Fx
65-69 2 67 134
60-64 4 62 248
55-59 8 57 456
50-54 11 52 572
45-49 6 47 282
40-44 4 42 168
35-39 3 37 111
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 30-34 2 32 64
N 40 ∑ f x = 2035

x = ∑fx = 2035 = 50.875

N 40

e. Computation of Median from Grouped Data

The median is the value of the middle item in an ordered arrangement of data. In an ordered
distribution, half of the terms are located above the median and half are below the median.

Formula:

Md = Lm + ( N/2 - ∑ fm - 1 ) i
fm

Where:

Lm = lower limit boundary of the median class

∑ fm - 1 = sum of all frequency before the median class or the cumulative frequency before
the median class
fm = frequency of the median class
i= class size

Example: Compute for the median of the data shown below.

Class Interval f(frequency)
65-69 2
60-64 4
55-59 8
50-54 11
45-49 6
40-44 4
35-39 3
30-34 2
N 40

Solution:
1. Step in is to solve for the cumulative frequency, by adding the frequency starting
from the lowest class interval.
2. Starting from an interval 30-34, the cumulative frequency is 2, 35-39 interval just
add the frequency 2 + 3 = 5, 40-44 interval the cumulative frequency is 5 + 4 = 9.
Continue the process until the last interval.
Example: Compute for the mean of the data shown below.
Class Interval f(frequency) <cf( cumulative frequency
65-69 2 40
60-64 4 38
55-59 8 34
50-54 11 26 Median class
45-49 6 15
40-44 4 9

40
 35-39 3 5
30-34 2 2
N 40
3. Locate where the median class falls by dividing n/2 = 40/2 = 20. Look for 20 from
the <cf I, it can be equal to 20 but not lesser that 20. So the middle class falls in a 50-
54 interval.
4. Computing for median:
n/2 = 40/2 = 20
Lm = 50- 0.5 = 49.5
∑ fm - 1 = 15
fm = 11
i= (54- 50) + 1 = 5
5. Substitute the values in the formula,
Md = Lm + ( N/2 - ∑ fm - 1 ) I = 49.5 + ( 20- 15) 5= 49.5 + 2.27
Fm 11

Md = 51.77--- answer

f. Computation of Mode from Grouped Data

The mode is the simplest measure of central tendency. A distribution with only one
mode is said to be unimodal while a distribution with two or mode modes is described as
multimodal. A distribution which has two modes is labeled as bimodal with three modes, as a
trimodal, and so on.
The mode in a frequency distribution is within the class interval with the highest frequency.
The class interval with the highest frequency is known as the modal class. A crude mode may be
determined by taking the class mark with the highest frequency.

Formula in Solving for Mode for Grouped Data:

Mo = Lmo + ( ∆1 ) i
∆1 +∆2
Where:
Lmo - lower limit of the modal class( this is the class interval with the highest frequency)
∆1 - the difference between the highest frequency and the frequency just above it, if the
interval starts above , if not otherwise
∆2 - is the difference between the highest frequency and the frequency just below it, if the
interval starts above or vice versa
i - class size or class width

Example: Compute for the mode of the data shown below.

Class Interval f(frequency)
65-69 2
60-64 4
55-59 8
50-54 11
45-49 6
40-44 4
35-39 3
30-34 2
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 N 40

Solution :
a. First is to locate the highest frequency, base on the data above and interval with
highest frequency is at 50-54.
b. Identify the value of :
Lmo = 50- 0.5 = 49.5
∆1 = 11-6 = 5 ( Note : use 6, since the interval starts below)
∆2 = 11- 8 = 3 ( Note: use 8, since the interval starts below)
i =5
c. Substitute the value in the formula:
Mo = Lmo + ( ∆1 )i = 49.5 + ( 5 ) 5 = 49.5 + 3.125 = 52.625 ---- answer
∆1 +∆2 5+3
Exercises:
Solve the following problems. Round off your final answer to two decimal places.
1. Solve for a.) the mean, b.) median and c.) mode of the data shown below.
CI f
118 - 126 3
127 - 135 5
136 - 144 9
145 - 153 12
154 - 162 5
163 - 171 4
172 - 180 2
N = 40
2. An achievement test on Economics contained 30 questions. The distribution below
summarizes the results of the test.

Number of Answer Frequency

1–3 1
4–6 4
7–9 8
10 –12 13
13 – 15 19
16 –18 21
19 – 21 18
22–24 12
25 – 27 3
28 – 30 1
100
Find the a).mean b.) median and c.) mode of the above mentioned distribution.

3. Given the following frequency distribution, estimate the mean, median and mode.
C.I. f

71-75 4
66-70 8
61-65 14
56-60 22
51-55 27
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 46-50 19
41-45 17
36-40 11
31-35 3

III. Sampling Procedures

Sampling- is the process which involves taking a part of a population, making
observation on this representative group, and then generalizing the findings to the bigger
group.

Sample Size of the Population

For you to determine the sample size of the population, a formula of Slovin is given as
follows:
n =N
1 + Ne2
where : n = sample size
N = population size
e = desired margin of error
Example: Solve for the sample size with a population of 9000 using a percent of error of
5%?
Given: N = 9000; e = 5%
Solution:
n =N = 9000
1 + Ne 1 + 9000(.05)2
2

n = 382.98 = 383

Sampling Strategies

1. Random Sampling – is a method of selecting a sample size from a universe such that each member
of the population has an equal chance of being included in the sample and all possible combinations of
the size have an equal chance of being selected as the sample ( Weirsma, 1975).

The prerequisites for your random sampling include the following

1. define your population
2. list all members of your population
3. select your sample by employing an adequate procedure where every member has an equal chance
as samples of the investigation.

Type of Random Sampling

a. Table of random numbers

Under this technique, the selection of each member of the population is left adequately to
chance, and every member of the population has an equal chance of being chosen.
b. Lottery Sampling- called the fishbowl technique by Fox (1969), this procedure can be
applied by first assigning numbers to the participants of your population assembling them
in a sampling frame.
Fox (1969) presents two arrangements in using the lottery or fishbowl technique.
a. sampling without replacement in which drawn pieces of paper with a number each are no
longer returned in the box.
b. sampling with replacement which returns to the box every piece of paper drawn. This
holds the probability constant. For instance, in the previous example of 50 members, if

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maintained throughout the process.

2. Systematic Sampling
Another form of sampling is systematic sampling. Vockell (1983) defines it as a strategy for selecting
the members of a sample that allows only chance and a “system” to determine membership in the sample.
According to him, a “system” is a planned strategy for selecting members after a starting point is selected at
random, such as every fifth subject, every tenth subject, etc.
3. Stratified Sampling
Stratified sampling is defined as a strategy for selecting samples in such a way that specific
subgroups (strata) will have a sufficient number or representatives within the sample to provide sample
numbers for sub-analysis of the members of these sub-groups (Vockell, 1983). Stratified random sampling
is a process in which certain subgroups, or strata, are selected for the sample in the same proportion as they
exist in the population.
Example: Let us say Sixto and a group of his classmates would want to study the consumption patterns of a
municipality which has a population of 10,000 families. They would like to draw 1,000 sample units from
his population. The clerk from the municipality hall provided them with the following information: 500
families belong to the high-income group, 2,500 families to the middle-income group, and 7,000 families to
the low-income group.
The steps in the sampling process would be as follows.

Identify the population and its different strata

N =10,000 , n = 385
Table I ( Distribution of the Population)
Strata Number of population
High-income group 500
Middle-income group 2,500
Low-income group 7,000
Total 10,000

Table 2 ( Percent Share of Each Stratum)

Strata Distribution of Population % Share sample

High Income 500 5% 19
Middle Income 2,500 25% 96
Low Income 7,000 70% 270
Total 10,000 100% 385

Solve for the sample size using the formula:

N
n= 2
1+ N e

Substitute the value in the formula:

n = 10,000 = 10,000 = 385

2
1 + 10,000(.05) 26
Solve for the sample size every category:
Sample size for high income group : n = 385 x .05 = 19

Middle Income group : n = 385 x .25 =96

Low Income Group : n =385 x .7 = 270
Exercises:
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1. Find the sample size of the following population:
a. 568 b. 2590 c. 8765
2. Filamer has a 5000 population. Find a.) sample size and b.) the sample size in each
department.
BSN 1500
HRMT 800
CTE 650
CBA 850
ARTS 500
ECE 700

IV. Mean Absolute Deviation

We have learned that the range is based only on the highest and the lowest values of the
distribution while the quartile deviation identifies only the distance that is haft the range between the
first and the third quartiles. To arrive at a more reliable indicator of the variability or spread in a
distribution we should consider the value of each individual score and determine the amount by which
each varies from the mean of the distribution. One way of doing so is to use the measure called mean
absolute deviation.
In computing for the mean absolute deviation, we consider the extent to which each individual
score in a distribution deviates from the mean of that distribution. In other words, we subtract the mean
from each score to determine the deviation or the distance of each score from the mean, if X is a score
and X is the mean, then X – X is the distance of the score from the mean. We use x ( read little x) to
denote a score’s deviation from the mean. Hence

X=X- X
where:
x = each score’s deviation from the mean
X = the particular score
X = the mean

Score above the mean will have positive x values and score below the mean will have
negative values.
To get the mean absolute deviation, we get the sum of the absolute values of the mean deviates
then divide it by the total number of cases in the distribution. The formula is:

MAD = ∑ / X - X /
N

Where: MAD – the mean absolute deviation

X - the individual score

X - the mean
∑ / X - X / - the sum of the absolute deviation from the mean
Example: Using the data below solve for the mean absolute deviation.

Values (X) Algebraic deviations Absolute deviations

from the mean from the mean
(X–X ) / X–X/
15 15- 17 = -2 2

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17 0 0
18 1 1
20 3 3

Total 8
Solution:
First step is to solve for the mean;

X = 15 + 15 + 17 +18 +20 = 17
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Then, subtract the mean from each score. Get the sum of the absolute value and
substitute the value in the formula in solving the mean absolute deviation.

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MAD = ∑ / X - X /= = 1.6
5
N
The mean absolute deviation for these raw data of five items is 8 /5 or 1.6. This would
mean that, on the average , the values deviated from the mean value of 17 by 1.6.

Exercises:
1. The ages of the presidents of 6 universities are: 50, 39, 40, 65, and 47. Compute
for the mean absolute deviation.
2. Find the mean absolute deviations of the numbers.
a. 5, 7, 3, 9, 8, 2, 10, 11, 9, 6
b. 12.3 , 9.7, 11.6, 13.3, 14, 10.7

V. The standard Deviation

The standard deviation is a special form of average deviation from the mean. It is therefore also
affected by all the individual values of the items in the distribution. The standard deviation, denoted by s,
is a positive square root of the arithmetic mean of the squared deviations from the mean of the
distribution. It is important as a measure of heterogeneity or unevenness within the set of observations.
For example if the standard deviation of the IQ scores of a class of fifty students is numerically big, then
we can say that there is heterogeneity in their intelligence. If the standard deviation is small, we can say
that there is homogeneity in their intelligence.

Computation of Standard Deviation from ungrouped Data:

Formula:

S=
√ ∑ ( x−X
n
)2

Where:
S = standard deviation
X = the value of each item
X = computed mean
N = total cases
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Procedure to compute for standard deviation from ungrouped data
1. Compute the mean.
2. Get the deviation from the mean using (X- X )
3. Square the deviations from the mean.
4. Get the sum of the squared deviations.
5. Divide the sum by the total frequency.
6. Extract the square root of the quotient of step 5.

Example: Using the data below solve for the standard deviation.

X (X–x) ( X - X )2

15 15 – 17 = 2 4
15 2 4
17 0 0
18 1 1
20 3 9

Solve for the mean:

x =15 + 15 + 17 + 18 +20= 17
5
Solve for the standard deviation:

S=
√√
S = 18/5
∑ ( x−x
n
)2

S = 1.9 ----- answer

Exercises:

1. The weights in kilos of ten students are : 50, 55, 48, 60, 54, 48, 57, 45, 52, and 63.
Find the standard deviation.
2. After 10 weeks of pre-service training sessions, the test results of David (X) and Robert
(Y) were as follows:
X : 58, 59 , 60, 54 , 65, 66, 52, 75, 69, 52
Y: 56, 87, 89, 78, 71, 73, 84, 65, 66, 48
Which would you consider more consistent?

VII. Range and Coefficient of Variation

R = Max – Min or Highest – Lowest

Example: Find the range of the following scores: 10, 13, 11, 9, 13, 12, 11, 14 and 15

Exercises:

Solve for the range:

1. 100, 80, 60, 95, 88 and 98
2. 9,20,6, 15, 40, 56, 13, 18

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 VIII. The Normal Distribution

The normal distribution is central in the study of statistics as it is the basis for solving various types of statistical
problems. In most cases, the distribution of variables such as grades of students, weights, heights of persons, incomes
of families, or IQ’s of children may be said to approximate a normal distribution. If we take the heights of adults as an
example, the normal distribution means roughly that:

- there are relatively few short adults

- there are relatively few tall adults
- the height of most adults will tend towards the middle value ( the average value) between the shortest
and the tallest.
If we describe the situation by way of a histogram, we have the following.

short tall average

In the histogram, the height of each rectangle represents frequency or, in our
example, number of adults. Our histogram, then tells the story at a glance – few short adults,
few tall adults and many adults with average heights.

Skewed Distribution

While the distribution of many variables tend to approximate a normal distribution,

there are some variables whose distributions are non-normal. We call such types skewed
distributions

Skewed distribution are of two types:

1. Skewed to the right

2. Skewed to the left

A distribution that is skewed to the right has a tail that is longer on the right end:

While one that is skewed to the left tail:

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 A few examples of skewed distribution are:

- age at marriage
- mortality age for certain diseases
- certain industrial measurements
- various biological measurement

Properties of a normal curve

A normal curve, which is bell-shaped figure, has the following six properties:

1. It is symmetrical about X.
2. The mean is equal to the median, which is also equal to the mode.
3. The tails or ends are asymptotic relative to the horizontal line.
4. The total area under the normal curve is equal to 1 or 100%.
5. The normal curve area may be subdivided into at least three standard scores each
the left and to the right of the vertical axis.
6. Along the horizontal line, the distance from one integral standard score to the next
integral standard score is measured by the standard deviation.

Areas under the normal curve

The first step in finding areas under the normal curve is to convert the normal curve of
any given variable into a standardized normal curve using the formula:

Example:

x = 50 - mean
S = 5 – standard deviation
X = 60
Z = 60 -50
5
Z = 2 – This means that there are two standard deviations ( s = 5) between 60 and 50.
Similarly, for X = 30
Z = 30 – 50
5
Z = -4 - This means that there are four standard deviations between 30 and 50. The negative
Sign indicates that the sign value of X ( which is 30) is less than the mean, 50.
Statistician, by using the formula for standard scores, have formulated a statistical table
showing the area for various portions under the standardized normal curve.
The table of Areas Under the Standard Normal Curve gives the area for only the right half of
the normal curve. It is necessary to give the area for the left haft because of the property of
symmetry of the normal curve. Since the right half is equal to the left half, one need only find
the area on the right haft in order to find the corresponding area on the left haft.

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At Z = 1.52, Area = 0.4357

0.4357 is the area from Z = 0 to Z = 1.52

_______________________________________________________________ Z

To find area under the normal curve

Example:

1. Find the area under the normal curve from Z = 0 to Z = 1.2

Solution:
Find the probability that z is from 0 to 1.2
From the table: at Z = 1.2 the area = 0. 3849 --- answer
2. Find the area under the normal curve from Z = - 0.68 to Z = 0?
Solution:
Our table does not give areas on the left half of the normal curve, but by making use
of the property of symmetry, we can find the required area in this problem by finding
the area from Z = 0 to Z = + 0.68, thus
At z = 0.68 the area is 0.2517 or 25.17% --- answer
3. Find the area under the normal curve from Z = 0.81 to Z = 1.94?
Solution:
From the table Z = 0.81, the area A = 0.2910, this is the area from z = 0 to z = 0.81
Z = 1.94 , the area A = 0.4738, this is the area from Z = 0 to Z = 1.94
Therefore the required area is .4738 – 0.2910 = 0.1828 or 18.28% --- answer
Exercises:
1. Find the area from Z = -0.46 to Z = 2.21?
2. Find the area to the left of Z = -0.6?

A. Z-score

Z=X -X
S

Where:
Z = standard score
X = mean
S = standard deviation
X = a given value of a particular variable

Example:
1. In a Statistics examination, the student’smean grade is 78 and the standard deviation is
[Link] the corresponding Z scores if the grades is 93.
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x = 78 - mean
S = 10 – standard deviation
X = 93
Z=X -X
S

Z = 93 - 78
10
Z = 1.5 – This means that there are 1.5 standard deviations ( s = 10) between 93 and 78.
2. The average weekly income of 2000 workers is P151 with a standard deviation of P15.
Assuming that the weekly incomes are normally distributed, find the number of workers who
earn:
a. from P119.50 to P155.50 per week.
b. less than or equal to P127.50 per week
c. greater to equal to P185.50 per week
Solution:
a. First let us give the bare outline of the solution. The weekly salaries are normally
distributed. Therefore the problem may be solved through areas under the normal
curve.
Given: x = P119.50, x = P151.00, s = P15
Substitute the values in the formula:
Z = X - X = P119.50 – P151 = -2.1
S P15
For P155.50, the z score is:

Z = X - X = P155.50 – P151 = 0.3

S P15
From the table:

Area from z = 0 to z = 0.3 , A = 0.1179

Area from z = 0 to -2.1, is by symmetry, the same as the area from z = 0 to z +2.1 the area, A =
0.4821
The total area shaded area:
The total shaded area: 0.4821
+ 0.1179
0.6000 or 60%
This means that 60% of the 2,000 workers have weekly incomes from P119.50 to P155.50
Therefore, the numbers of workers whose incomes fall from P119.50 to P155.50
= 60% of 2000 = 0.6 x 2000 = 1,200 workers ---- answer
b. The area to the left of P127.50 is shaded since we want to find the number of workers
earning less than or equal to this amount.
The z-score of P127.50 is
Z = X - X = P127.50 – P151 = -1.56
S P15
The standard normal curve is: The area from z=0 to z = -1.56 is, by symmetry the same
as the area from z = 0 to z = + 1.56
From the table z = 1.56 the area is 0.4406
Solving for the shaded area, we have:

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 0.5000 - 0.4406 = 0.0594 or 5.94% - This means that only 5.94% of the 2,000 workers
earn weekly incomes less than or equal to P127.50
Therefore, the number of workers earning less than or equal to P127.50 per week
= 5.94% of 2000
= 0.0594 x 2000 = 118.8 or 119 workers ---- answer
c. The area to the right of P185.50 is shaded since we want to find the number of workers
who earn greater than or equal to this amount per week
The z score of P185.50 is:

Z = X - X = P185.50 – P151 = 2.3

S P15
The standardized normal curve is:
The area from z = 0 to z = 2.3 is 0.4893. Therefore, the shaded area is:
0.5000 – 0.4893 = 0.0107 or 1.07 – This means that only 1.07% of the 2,000 workers earn
weekly incomes greater than or equal to P185.50.
Therefore the number of workers earning greater than or equal to P185.50 per week
= 1.07 % x 2,000
= 0.0107 x 2,000
= 21.4 or 21 workers ---- answer

Exercises:

1. In an experiment to study the dependence of hypertension on smoking habits, the

following data were taken on 180 individuals:

Non smokers Moderate Smokers Heavy Smokers

Hypertension 21 36 30

No Hypertension 48 26 19

Test the hypothesis that the presence or absence of hypertension is independent of smoking
habits. Use a 0.05 level of significance.

E. Formative Test:

Solve the following problems.

1. The following are the annual income of seven companies (in million pesos): 1.3, 6.6, 10.5,
12.6, 20.7, 7.3. Calculate the median income of the seven companies?
2. Consider the following set of data: 22, 31, 17, 35, 58, 89. What is a.) the mean, b. ) median
and c.) mode of the given set of data?
3. These are the years of service of 8 employees: 9, 11, 16, 12, 20, 17, 18 and 19. Calculate the
median years of service of these 8 employees.

[Link] following are wages per day of workers in a certain company.

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 Wages Number

P10-11 5
12-13 7
14-15 9
16-17 11
18-19 15
20-21 13
22-23 8
24-25 3
Find the mean, median and mode wage?

5. Consider the following frequency distribution of ages of employees at a certain school.

Age Frequency
21-30 9
31-40 11
41-50 18
51-60 8
61-70 4
a. What is the class size?
b. What is the median class?
c. What is the modal class?
d. What is the lower class boundary of the median class?
e. What is the class mark of the median class?
f. What is the less than cumulative frequency of the class preceding the median class?
g. What is the mean of the distribution?
h. What is the median of the distribution?
i. What is the mode of the distribution?
6. Find the standard deviation of the numbers: 5, 7, 3, 9, 8, 2, 10, 11, 9, 6 ?
7. Solve for the mean absolute deviation of : 12.3 , 9.7, 11.6, 13.3, 14, 10.7
8. Consider the scores of 10 qualifiers for a scholarship: 92, 93, 95, 90, 89, 92, 94, 95, 91 and 96, find
the range of the scores.
9. If the range of a set of scores is 24 and the lowest score is 7, what is the highest score?
10. Determine the mean deviation of the following scores: 8, 10, 9, 9, 7.
11. The average grade of 20 students in a certain test is 90. The average grade of the rest of the class is
80. If there are 50 students in the class, what is their average grade?
12. Find the value of m if the mean of 30, 70, 110, m and 200 is 110.
13. In the Statistics examination, the mean grade is 78 and the standard deviation is 10,
a. Find the corresponding Z scores of two students whose grades are 93 and 62 respectively.
b. Find the grades of two students whose z scores are -0.6 and 1.2 respectively.
14. Assuming that the heights (x) of college male students is normally distributed with a mean of 69
inches and standard deviation of 3 inches, calculate the probability that
a. x ≤ 65 inches
b. 65 inches ≤ x ≤ 70 inches
15. Find the area under the normal curve from z = 0 to z = 1.23?
16. Find the area under the normal curve from z = 1.62 to z = 0.43?

F. References:

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1. Baltazar, Ragaso and Evangelista, Mathematics in the Modern World; C & E Publishing, Inc.
(2018)
2. Daligdig, Romeo, M. Mathematics in the Modern World: Lorimar Publishing Inc. ( 2019)
3. Earnhart& Adina, Mathematics in the Modern World, C & E Publishing, Inc. (2018)
4. Pagala, R. Statistics, Pagala, R. Statistics, Mindshapers Co. Inc. (2008)
5. Mendenhall, W. Introduction to Probability and Statistics 14Th ed. Singapore: Sengage
Learning Asia, (2014)

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