Bottle Company Case Study Student Name (Your Name) Course Name Instructor Name June 8, 2018 Bottling Company Case Study 1.Mean, Median, and Standard Deviation Mean () = where xi is the volume in ounces, and n is the sample size in which is 30 in this case. Thus, Mean () = 475.62 ÷ 30 = 15.854 ounces Median (M) = 50th percentile of the data Arrange the data in ascending order, we have: 14.23, 14.32, 14.98, 15.00, 15.11, 15.21, 15.42, 15.47, 15.65, 15.74, 15.77, 15.80, 15 .82, 15.87
number of participants with the number of individuals with a smartphone. Importantly, these findings are essential in demonstrating the rate of smartphones in each age group. Standard Deviation The standard deviation is a measure that determines the spread of data around the mean. Specifically, the value of the standard deviation provides information on the dispersion of data from the average. Therefore, this is important in determining the brand preferences of the population (Morse & Niehaus, 2009)
Algebra 2 Statistics Notes #6: The Normal Distribution Name _____________________________________ MAFS.912.S-ID.1.4 Use the mean and standard deviation of a data set to fit it to a normal distribution and to estimate population percentages. Recognize that there are data sets for which such a procedure is not appropriate. A normal distribution is one of the most-used types of data distributions. These distributions are _______ - shaped and ____________________. I. Look at the normal
Statistics Investigation Into Height and Weight Relationship From the data I have received I have chosen to conduct an investigation comparing height and weight because I feel there much relevance between ones and height and weight. I have chosen to compare height and weight because I feel I will get clear results and therefore conduct a meaningful and knowledgeable investigation. I will be trying to determine whether ones height has any relevance to ones weight and then I will attempt to
“The standard deviation of a random sample is defined as the square root of the sample variance, which is the mean” (Sarkar & Rashid p.45, 2017). Because the variance is often tough to interpret, the standard deviation is used because it is easier to understand (Walker, 2009). The standard deviation makes it easier to understand by putting the dispersion in the same units as the distribution (Walker, 2009). To find the standard deviation, you would calculate the square root of the variance (Walker
Recent empirical studies imply that most appraisal error is nonrandom, which suggests that strategies that advocate portfolio assembly over individual property selection may be defective. Each step of the appraisal process involves an unknown amount of estimation error. The combination of these errors is unlikely to produce a perfect, error-free estimate of value. Thus, appraisal error is virtually unavoidable. Investors need reasonable estimates of value when buying, selling, or retaining commercial
In this article, the authors discuss how the misuse of norm-referenced tests can impact the assessment and treatment of a client. Norm-referenced tests provide a comparison between the skills and behaviors assessed of a client to the relevant norms of a similar age group. According to the article, a clinician must ensure to properly use a norm-referenced test in order to provide evidence as to whether a client may need more assessments or whether a certain treatment approach is more beneficial to
Running head: Situational Influences on Purchasing Behavior Situational Influences on Purchasing Behavior Abstract There was an investigation in an attempt to understand what situational influences affect purchasing behaviors of consumers. Fifty subjects were asked to complete a survey in determining what attributes affect the decision to purchase a product. The effect of purchase was based on three different times of day: morning, afternoon
only brought in $23,746,066. Diving into descriptive statistics we are able to compare the 5-number summary, mean, mode, range, and standard deviation for the opening gross, total gross, theaters, and number of weeks for the 100 item sample taken from the 300-400 movies produced. Descriptive Statistics (5-Number Summary, Mean, Mode, Range, and Standard Deviation) When analyzing the descriptive statics for opening gross we are able to determine that the movie Sicko brought in the smallest opening
the specified region is .4222 which translates to a probability of occurance being 42.22%. The standard score is positive, like that above, when outcome is above the mean, but it will be negative when it is below the mean. For example, , if we want to know the probability that the profit from Investment A will fall between $400 and $500, we will get a standard score of -1.42. Even though the standard score is negative we can find the probability in the same way, using the table, which will give
Introduction: The Simon effect refers to the finding that people are faster and more accurate responding to stimuli that occur in the same relative location as the response, even though the location information is irrelevant to the actual task (Simon, 1969). In studying the Simon effect it is possible to understand response selection. There are three stages which must be taken into consideration: Stimulus identification, response selection and response execution. Thus, the focus of this experiment
percentages (2-7%) and discount percentages (4-15%). They found that lower knockout percentages and higher discount percentages yielded the highest cumulative profits. Market trend severely affects knockout percentage, discount percentage and standard deviation showing that accumulators offer a reasonable investment for investors in a neutral or upward, yet when the market trend is downward, accumulator contracts become substantially more dangerous. Concluding findings show that accumulator contracts
Newspaper Comparisons Introduction For this statistical coursework I will compare the length of words in tabloid and broadsheet newspapers. My sources are 'The Sun' (a tabloid) and 'The Times' (a broadsheet). Predictions / Hypotheses * Broadsheets, on average, use long words, while tabloid newspapers generally contain shorter words than broadsheets. * Tabloids have a wider variation in the number of letters per word than broadsheets * The most common (modal) number of
can be made about it, even though the distribution of the parent population of smarties is unknown and not necessarily Normal. What Calculations will be Made Using the Data n The mean, standard deviation and variance of the sample. n These will be used to estimate the variance and standard deviation
Mean Time (seconds) Standard Deviation Binocular 21.93 9.33 Monocular 31.17 17.54 Table 1: Means and standard deviations for time taken in the binocular and monocular conditions Firstly, we compared whether binocular performance was better than monocular performance The conditions were compared relative to time taken and buzzes. Table 1 compares the means and standard deviations of time taken in both the binocular and monocular conditions. The mean (standard deviation) times for the binocular
Statistics, in general, is a mathematical concept related to the analysis and presentation of data. Ideally, statistics are used to interpret data and make informed decisions. Unfortunately, statistics are often used inappropriately or outright incorrectly in an effort to persuade the uninformed. The informed individual approaches statistical claims and figures in an objective but judicious manner. The online statistics education course authored primarily by David M. Lane provides an introduction
spread out around the measure of central tendency. Note that the words, spread, dispersion and variation denote the same meaning. The most commonly used measures of spread are range, variance and standard deviation. The scales of measurement appropriate for the use of variance and standard deviation are ratio and interval scales. Measures of spread increase on greater variation on the variable. Measures of spread equal zero when there is no variation. Maximum spread for numeric and ordinal variables
will be following this formula: - This formula is to find out the reading age of a passage of writing. Flesch Reading Ease score Rates text on a 100-point scale; the higher the score, the easier it is to understand the document. For most standard documents, aim for a score of approximately 60 to 70. The formula for the Flesch Reading Ease score is: 206.835 - (1.015 x ASL) - (84.6 x ASW) Where: ASL = average sentence length (the number of words divided by the number of sentences)
determine the if there were outliers in this case was the z-score. “Z-scores are the a transformation of raw scores into standard form where the transformation is based on knowledge about the population’s mean and standard deviation” (www.forrest.psych.unc.edu, 2004, para. 2). When using the z-score to determine outliers the sample would have to be more than 3 standard deviations above or ... ... middle of paper ... ...a relator may be interested in knowing about the condominiums. Next the 95%
individual scales. Based on the student’s scores, a comparison is made against the ranging standard scale to estimate the likelihood of giftedness and talentedness of the student (Jarosewich, Pfeiffer, & Morris, 2002). Raw scores are converted into percentiles since they have little clinical value. They are the original numerical values associated with the subject’s test performance which are converted into standard scores (Jarosewich, Pfeiffer, & Morris, 2002). The percentile rankings are normally used