Statistics / Mr. Hansen
Mini-Quiz #2 (9/15/2000)

Name: ____________________________


Instructions:
Honor system, 15-minute time limit, no written notes.

1.

Use NQP (and show your sketch) to assess normality or skewness of these data:
12, 13, 14, 14, 14, 15, 19, 24

2.

Assess the skewness or symmetry of the following data:
n = 498
s = 22.3
med = 5482.1
= 5479.0

3.

Give the symbol for
(a) population variance
(b) sample s.d.

4.

This question is the inverse of #3. Give the name (full name) for
(a) m
(b) s 2

5.

In the data set in #2, can you say that 68% of the observations lie between 5456.7 and 5501.3? Why or why not?

6.

Mr. Hansen’s stat final had the N(82, 10.5) distribution (i.e., m = 82, s = 10.5).
(a) What percentage of students scored between 61 and 103 on the exam?
(b) What rule did you use to answer part (a)?