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STA 2023 Honors Name ___________________________________ Fall 2011 Exam 1 UF ID# ___________________ 1. A study conducted in the 1940s measured the IQ scores or Air Force enlisted men using the Armys General Classification Test (which uses a different scale than the one discussed in class). The men were also classified by their civilian occupation into professional, white collar and blue collar groups. a) Stem-and leaf plots of the data, and some summary statistics appear below. Compute the mean, median and standard deviation for the IQ scores of the white collar group. (9 pts) Professional White Collar Blue Collar Stem-and-leaf of IQ Stem-and-leaf of IQ Stem-and-leaf of IQ Leaf Unit = 1.0 Leaf Unit = 1.0 Leaf Unit = 1.0 1 10 3 1 8 8 2 5 35 6 11 03557 3 9 08 6 6 4568 (6) 12 002377 7 10 0589 9 7 578 9 13 03456 (6) 11 011555 10 8 8 4 14 35 8 12 02 (2) 9 09 2 15 25 6 13 33 9 10 07 4 14 577 7 11 2 1 15 2 6 12 7 5 13 234 2 14 8 1 15 5 mean: 127.42 mean: 117.90 mean: _______ median: 127.00 median: 115.00 median: _______ stdev: 13.75 stdev: 16.66 stdev: _______ b) Briefly compare the three groups in terms of their shapes, centers and spreads. (6 pts) c) Identify the following elements of the statistical inference problem presented above: (8 pts) Population - Variable - Sample - Inference – 2. According to Wikipedia, the Nathans Hot Dog Eating Contest is an annual American competitive-eating competition held each July 4 in Coney Island, New York. In 2011 over 40,000 spectators attended the event, and an additional 1.949 million viewers watched it live on ESPN. During the event, the field of about 20 contestants stands on a raised platform behind a 30 foot long table with drinks and