Answer:
(a)Sample 1
The Mean = 20
The median = 25
Sample 2
The Mean = 31
The median = 60
(b) Sample 1 has the least spread
Sample 1 has the least deviations from the mean
(c) Sample 1 align with the third sample
The least representative of the population is sample 1
Step-by-step explanation:
The mean is ∑fx/∑f
∑fx = 30 + 25 + 10 + 25 + 10 = 100
∑f = 5
Mean = 100/5 = 20
For the median, we arrange the data in increasing order;
10, 10, 25, 25, 30
The median = the middle number = 25
Sample 2
The mean is ∑fx/∑f
∑fx = 5 + 60 + 10 + 30 + 50 = 155
∑f = 5
Mean = 155/5 = 31
For the median, we arrange the data in increasing order;
5, 10, 30, 50, 60
The median = the middle number = 30
(b) Sample 1 range =$30 -$10 = $20
Sample 2 range =$65 -$5 = $60
Sample 1 has the least spread
Sample 1 standard deviation = 9.354
Sample 2 standard deviation =24.083
Sample 1 has the least deviations from the mean
(c) $30, $25, $20, $20, $25
Mean = 24
$20, $20, $25, $25, $30
Median = $25
∑fx = 120
Therefore sample 1 align with the third sample
The least representative of the population is sample 1 with ∑fx = 100.
