Stats Lab 2.1

Descriptive Statistics

Student Learning Outcomes

The student will construct a histogram and a box plot.

The student will calculate univariate statistics.

The student will examine the graphs to interpret what the data implies.

1. Below is a list of the number of pairs of shoes that 30 randomly selected people own:

3 15 5 11 16 8 5 9 7 10 5 8

10 7 3 10 6 9 24 1 6 9 12 10

5 9 10 15 11 13

2. Construct a histogram. Make five to six intervals. Sketch the graph using a ruler and pencil and

scale the axes.

3. Calculate the following values.

a.