MAT 212 TEST 1 TAKE HOME PROBLEM

There will be questions on the test related to this problem. Perform all the analyses specified below and any interpretations you deem appropriate, but keep your work to a single sheet. Bring your results to class for Test 1, Thursday, February 13, 2003. When you turn in your test your single page Minitab printout and interpretations will also be collected. These will count as 10 points of the 100 points on this test.

THIS WORK IS PART OF THE TEST. ALL ANALYSES, INTERPRETATIONS, ETC. MUST BE YOUR OWN. YOU MAY NOT DISCUSS ANY ASPECT OF THIS ASSIGNMENT WITH ANYONE. ANY STUDENT VIOLATING THIS POLICY WILL RECEIVE A FAILING GRADE IN THIS COURSE.

The midday temperatures at 100 well-known cities around the world were recorded in degrees Fahrenheit during one day in August. To obtain these data, use

File > Open Worksheet > MAT 205 > Ex02-078.mtw > Open

or you can obtain the data from our course website off the day 09 page, at

http://www.nku.edu/~longa/classes/mat212/days/day09.html

The name of each city is in column C1 and the corresponding midday temperature is in column C2. Using Minitab, complete the following:

  1. Obtain the values of the mean temperature, median temperature, and the standard deviation of the temperatures. Remember these data are in column C2.

  2. Obtain a histogram of the 100 temperatures. Make sure there is a title for the histogram, and that your name is part of the title.

  3. Obtain a sorted list of the 100 temperatures. Do not print the worksheet. Display the sorted list of the 100 temperatures in the session window before printing them, using the

Manip > Display Data

command.

Before printing the session window, make sure you have typed your name in the session window.