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1. The data represent the ages of our Presidents at the time they were first ina

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1. The data represent the ages of our Presidents at the time they were first inaugurated. 57 61 57 57 58 57 61 54 68 51 49 64 50 48 65 52 56 46 54 49 51 47 55 55 54 42 51 56 55 51 54 51 60 62 43 55 56 61 52 69 64 46 54 47 70 (a) Were the data obtained from a population or a sample? Explain your answer. (b) What was the age of the oldest President? (c) What was the age of the youngest President? (d) Construct a frequency distribution for the data. (Use your own judgement as to the number of classes and class size.)

Explanation / Answer

Result:

a).

This is ages of all Presidents, it is a population.

b). maximum: 70

c) Minimum: 42

D)

cumulative

Class interval

frequency

percent

   frequency

percent

41-45

2  

4.4  

2  

4.4  

46-50

8  

17.8  

10  

22.2  

51 -55

16  

35.6  

26  

57.8  

56-60

9  

20.0  

35  

77.8  

61-65

7  

15.6  

42  

93.3  

66-70

3  

6.7  

45  

100.0  

45  

100.0  

cumulative

Class interval

frequency

percent

   frequency

percent

41-45

2  

4.4  

2  

4.4  

46-50

8  

17.8  

10  

22.2  

51 -55

16  

35.6  

26  

57.8  

56-60

9  

20.0  

35  

77.8  

61-65

7  

15.6  

42  

93.3  

66-70

3  

6.7  

45  

100.0  

45  

100.0