Question

a golf course is trying to determine par for a particular hole. calculate the value they should put on the sign where people tee off so they know what par is for this hole.

Answer 1

The value they should put on the sign where people tee off so they know

what par is for the hole is six (6)

The reasoning through which the correct answer is arrived at is presented here given table of values which is presented as follows;

$\left[\begin{array}{ccc}Golf \ Strokes \ (x)&Frequency \ (f) & f \times x\\2&16& 32\\3&21&63\\4&23&92\\5&20&100\\6&54&324\\7&40&280\\8&23&184\\9&16&144\\\sum&213&1,219\end{array}\right]$

The mean number of golf strokes for the hole is ∑(f·x)/∑f

The calculation for f × x on the table includes;

∑(f·x) = (2×16 + 3×21 + 4×23 + 5×20 + 6×54 + 7×40 + 8×23 + 9×16) = 1219

∑f = 16 + 21 + 23 + 20 + 54 + 40 + 23 + 16 = 213

∴ ∑(f·x)/∑f = 1,219/213 = 5.72 ≈ 6

The mean number of golf strokes expected is approximately 6 strokes

The value they should put on the sign where people tee off so they know what par is for the hole is 6