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5. The Highway Loss Data Institute publishes data on repair costs result<strong>in</strong>g from a 5-mph<br />

crash test of a car mov<strong>in</strong>g <strong>for</strong>ward <strong>in</strong>to a flat barrier. The follow<strong>in</strong>g table gives data <strong>for</strong><br />

10 midsize luxury cars tested <strong>in</strong> October 2002:<br />

Model Repair Cost<br />

Audi A6 0<br />

BMW 328i 0<br />

Cadillac Catera 900<br />

Jaguar X 1254<br />

Lexus ES300 234<br />

Lexus IS300 979<br />

Mercedes C320 707<br />

Saab 9-5 670<br />

Volvo S60 769<br />

Volvo S80 4194<br />

a. Us<strong>in</strong>g Analysis ToolPak <strong>in</strong> Excel, generate all descriptive statistics. Discuss the<br />

best measure of center and the best measure of spread based on what you see.<br />

Justify why these measure were selected.<br />

b. F<strong>in</strong>d the -score <strong>for</strong> the observation 4194. Expla<strong>in</strong> what your answer means <strong>in</strong><br />

real-world terms.<br />

c. Is $4,194 considered an extreme outlier Also use Chebyshev‟s Theorem to<br />

numerically re<strong>in</strong><strong>for</strong>ce your answer.<br />

6. Cost-to-charge ratios were reported <strong>for</strong> the 10 hospitals <strong>in</strong> Cali<strong>for</strong>nia with the lowest<br />

ratios (San Luis Obispo Tribune, December 15, 2002). The 10 cost-to-charge values<br />

were<br />

8.81 10.26 10.2 12.66 12.86 12.96 13.04 13.14 14.7 14.84<br />

Discuss relevant descriptive statistics and a relative frequency distribution . Use your<br />

<strong>in</strong><strong>for</strong>mation to make a conclusion about the state of hospitals <strong>in</strong> Cali<strong>for</strong>nia.<br />

7. The technical report “Ozone Season Emissions by State” (U.S. Environmental Protection<br />

Agency, 2002) gave the follow<strong>in</strong>g nitrous oxide emissions (<strong>in</strong> thousands of tons) <strong>for</strong> 16<br />

states <strong>in</strong> the cont<strong>in</strong>ental United States:<br />

76 22 40 7 30 5 6 136 72 33<br />

0 89 136 39 92 40 13 27 1 63<br />

Generate a brief report about the distribution of nitrous oxide emissions <strong>in</strong> the sampled<br />

states. Use descriptive measures and visuals to justify your answer.<br />

<strong>Statistics</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Decision</strong>-<strong>Mak<strong>in</strong>g</strong> <strong>in</strong> Bus<strong>in</strong>ess © Milos Podmanik Page 80

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