Chapter 2: 139 SE (page 142)
Construct a relative frequency histogram for the data summarized in the accompanying table.
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Chapter 2: 139 SE (page 142)
Construct a relative frequency histogram for the data summarized in the accompanying table.
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Performance-based logistics.Refer to the Journal of Business Logistics(Vol. 36, 2015) study of the factors thatlead to successful performance-based logistics (PBL) projects, Exercise 1.15 (p. 49). Recall that the opinions of a sampleof 17 Department of Defense employees and suppliers weresolicited during interviews. Demographics (current position,organization type, experience) were recorded for each intervieweeand the data are listed in the table below.
a.Find and interpret the mean years of experience for the 17 interviewees.
b.Find and interpret the median years of experience for the 17 interviewees.
c.Find and interpret the mode of the 17 years of experience values.
Interviewee | Position | Organization | Experience(years) |
1 | Vice president | Commercial | 30 |
2 | Postproduction | Government | 15 |
3 | Analyst | Commercial | 10 |
4 | Senior manager (mgr.) | Government | 30 |
5 | Support chief | Government | 30 |
6 | Specialist | Government | 25 |
7 | Senior analyst | Commercial | 9 |
8 | Division chief | Government | 6 |
9 | Item mgr. | Government | 3 |
10 | Senior mgr. | Government | 20 |
11 | MRO mgr. | Government | 25 |
12 | Logistics mgr. | Government | 30 |
13 | MRO mgr. | Commercial | 10 |
14 | MRO mgr. | Commercial | 5 |
15 | MRO mgr. | Commercial | 10 |
16 | Specialist | Government | 20 |
17 | Chief | Government | 25 |
Calculate the mode, mean, and median of the following data:
18 10 15 13 17 15 12 15 18 16 11
Crash tests on new cars.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) crash-tests new car models to determine how well they protect the driver and front-seat passenger in a head-on collision. The NHTSA has developed a 鈥渟tar鈥 scoring system for the frontal crash test, with results ranging from one star (*) to five stars (). The more stars in the rating, the better the level of crash protection in a head-on collision. The NHTSA crashtest results for 98 cars (in a recent model year) are stored in the accompanying data file.
| Tally for Discrete Variables: DRIVSTAR | ||
DRIVSTAR | Count | Percent |
2 3 4 5 N = | 4 17 59 18 98 | 4.08 17.35 60.20 18.37 |
| Descriptive Statistics: DRIVHEAD | ||||||||
Variable | N | Mean | StDev | Minimum | Q1 | Median | Q3 | Maximum |
DRIVHEAD | 98 | 603.7 | 185.4 | 216.0 | 475.0 | 605.0 | 724.3 | 1240.0 |
C. Use the mean and standard deviation to make a statement about where most of the head-injury ratings fall.
d..Find the z-score for a driver head-injury rating of 408. Interpret the result.
Compute xbar, s2, and sfor each of the following data sets. If appropriate, specify the units in which your answer is expressed.
a.3, 1, 10, 10, 4
b.8 feet, 10 feet, 32 feet, 5 feet
c.-1, -4, -3, 1, -4, -4
d.1/5 ounce, 1/5 ounce, 1/5 ounce, 2/5 ounce, 1/5 ounce, 4/5 ounce
Hotels鈥 use of ecolabels.Ecolabels such as Energy Star, Green Key, and Audubon Internationalare used by hotels to advertise their energy-saving and conservation policies. The Journal of Vacation Marketing(January 2016) published a study to investigate how familiar travelers are with these ecolabels and whether travelers believe they are credible. A sample of 392 adult travelers were administered a questionnaire. One question showed a list of 6 different eco-labels, and asked, 鈥淗ow familiar are you with this ecolabel, on a scale of 1 (not familiar at all) to 5 (very familiar).鈥 Summarized results for the numerical responses are given in the table.
a.Give a practical interpretation of the mean response for Energy Star.
b.Give a practical interpretation of the median response for Energy Star.
c.Give a practical interpretation of the response mode for Energy Star.
d.Based on these summary statistics, which ecolabel appears to be most familiar to travelers?
Ecolabel | Mean | Median | Mode |
Energy Star | 4.44 | 5 | 5 |
TripAdvisor | 3.57 | 4 | 4 |
Green Leaders Audubon | 2.41 | 2 | 1 |
International U.S Green | 2.28 | 2 | 1 |
Building Council Green Business | 2.25 | 2 | 1 |
Green Key | 2.01 | 1 | 1 |
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