STAT 300 - 1.7 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
Compute the sample mean of the typical monthly temperatures for St. Louis. Note the use of the symbol
x¯x¯ for St. Louis' sample mean.
Round your answer to one decimal place. - ANSWER 56.1
Compute the sample mean of the typical monthly temperatures for San Francisco Note the use of the
symbol for San Francisco's sample mean. Round your answer to one decimal place. - ANSWER 57.0
Compute the sample median of the monthly temperatures for St. Louis. Enter your answer rounded to
one decimal place.
St Louis median = - ANSWER Median = 57.6 degrees F.
The median is the average of the middle two data values, which are 56.7 and 58.4.
Compute the sample median of the monthly temperatures for San Francisco.
San Francisco median = - ANSWER Median = 56.9 degrees F.
The median is the average of the middle two data values, which are 56.6 and 57.2
Which of the statements below best compares the temperatures of the two cities? - ANSWER While the
means and medians of the two cities are nearly identical, the most extreme temperatures are quite
different.
Students in a Statistics course took a test where the highest score was 100. Most of the students did
quite well, with more than half of the students getting As and Bs on the test.
Most of the rest of the students earned Cs, with just a few Ds.
Only two students received Fs, but their scores were very low, in the 30s.
ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
Compute the sample mean of the typical monthly temperatures for St. Louis. Note the use of the symbol
x¯x¯ for St. Louis' sample mean.
Round your answer to one decimal place. - ANSWER 56.1
Compute the sample mean of the typical monthly temperatures for San Francisco Note the use of the
symbol for San Francisco's sample mean. Round your answer to one decimal place. - ANSWER 57.0
Compute the sample median of the monthly temperatures for St. Louis. Enter your answer rounded to
one decimal place.
St Louis median = - ANSWER Median = 57.6 degrees F.
The median is the average of the middle two data values, which are 56.7 and 58.4.
Compute the sample median of the monthly temperatures for San Francisco.
San Francisco median = - ANSWER Median = 56.9 degrees F.
The median is the average of the middle two data values, which are 56.6 and 57.2
Which of the statements below best compares the temperatures of the two cities? - ANSWER While the
means and medians of the two cities are nearly identical, the most extreme temperatures are quite
different.
Students in a Statistics course took a test where the highest score was 100. Most of the students did
quite well, with more than half of the students getting As and Bs on the test.
Most of the rest of the students earned Cs, with just a few Ds.
Only two students received Fs, but their scores were very low, in the 30s.
