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Question:
Listed below are head injury measurements from small cars that were tested in crashes. The measurements are in "hic," which is a measurement of a standard "head injury criterion," (lower "hic" values correspond to safer cars). The listed values correspond to cars A, B, C, D, E, F, and G, respectively.
514 541 302 400 507 406 369
Find the
a. mean,
b. median,
c. midrange,
d. mode for the data.
Also complete parts e. and f.
e. Which car appears to be the safest?
f. Based on these limited results, do small cars appear to have about the same risk of head injury in a crash?
Answer:
a) Mean = 434.14
b) Median = 406
c) Midrange = 421.5
d) Mode = 0
e) Car C appears to be the safest
f) The small cars does not appear to have about the same risk of head injury in a crash.
Explanation:
We are given the head injury measurements from small cars that were tested in crashes.
The measurements are in "hic," which is a measurement of a standard "head injury criterion.
The listed values are;
A = 514
B = 541
C = 302
D = 400
E = 507
F = 406
G = 369
a) Mean
The mean of the measurements is given by
Mean = Sum of measurements/ Number of measurements
Mean = (514 + 541 + 302 + 400 + 507 + 406 + 369)/7
Mean = 3039/7
Mean = 434.14
b) Median
Arrange the measurements in ascending order (low to high)
302, 369, 400, 406, 507, 514, 541
The median is given by
Median = (n + 1)/2
Median = (7 + 1)/2
Median = 8/2
Median = 4th
Therefore, the 4th measurement is the median that is 406
Median = 406
c) Mid-range
The midrange is given by
Midrange = (Max + Min)/2
The maximum measurement in the data set is 541
The minimum measurement in the data set is 302
Midrange = (541 + 302)/2
Midrange = 843/2
Midrange = 421.5
d) Mode for the data
The mode of the data set is the most repeated measurement.
302, 369, 400, 406, 507, 514, 541
In the given data set we don't have any repeated measurement therefore, there is no mode or we can say the mode of this data set is 0.
Mode = 0
e) Which car appears to be the safest?
Since we are given that the measurements are in "hic," which is a measurement of a standard "head injury criterion," (lower "hic" values correspond to safer cars)
The lowest hic value corresponds to car C that is 302
Therefore, car C appears to be the safest among other cars.
f) Based on these limited results, do small cars appear to have about the same risk of head injury in a crash?
302, 369, 400, 406, 507, 514, 541
As you can notice, the hic values differ a lot from each other therefore, we can conclude that the small cars does not appear to have about the same risk of head injury in a crash.