a. We will attempt to answer the question "What is the average height of RCCC male students?" using data we collected the first week of this semester. Be sure to give explanations in context and include units when appropriate.
Describe the population of interest?
A sample of____(state the number) RCCC male students was taken. We found the sample mean____(symbol) to be Interpretation: In the sample of male RCCC students, the____"mean") height was approximately____inches.
The median is____Interpretation (use the one for mean as a guide):
The mode is____Interpretation (use the one for mean as a guide):
b. We know the measures of central tendency don't tell us the whole story, so we then investigated the measures of variation as well. We found that the heights had a range of_____with a standard deviation____(symbol) of_____(2 decimal places) and a variance_____(symbol) of (2 decimal places).
Height (inches) Note: There are 31 male heights.
1 70
2 70
3 70
4 70
5 71
6 64
7 64
8 65
9 65
10 66
11 66
12 67
13 67
14 68
15 68
16 68
17 69
18 72
19 72
20 72
21 72
22 73
23 73
24 73
25 73
26 73
27 73
28 74
29 75
30 75
31 75
32 75
70 70 70 70 71 64 64 65 65 66 66 67 67 68 68 68 69 72 72 72 72 73 73 73 73 73 73 74 75 75 75 22