Below are the ratings for a sample of 12 hotels in small Ontario towns: 1.1 4.7 4.8 4.8 5.3 6.5 6.7 7.1 7.1 7.3 8.1 9.2

The critical values of this data set are given:

Q1=4.8 Q2=6.6 Q3=7.2

a) Determine the following and show all work: [3 marks]

i) interquartile range (IQR)

ii) upper boundary and lower boundary

iii) any outlier(s)

b) Create a modified box plot for the data, showing any outlier(s). [1 mark]

c) In order for a hotel to be recommended by travel blog TravelWell, its score must be the 80th percentile or higher. What is the minimum rating a hotel can achieve in order to be recommended by TravelWell based on this sample? [2 marks]

a)

i) Interquartile range is   2.4  

ii) Upper boundary is 10.8  

The Lower boundary is 1.2  

iii) Outliers are points above the upper boundary or below the lower boundary  

There is one outlier: 1.1

b) The modified boxplot with one outlier is given in the diagram.                                                          

c) The 80th percentile is    

The minimum rating the hotel can get is 7.3

Step-by-step explanation:

a)

i) Interquartile range is  

IQR = Q3-Q1 = 7.2-4.8 = 2.4  

ii) Upper boundary = Q3+ 1.5 *IQR = 7.2+1.5*2.4 = 10.8  

Lower boundary = Q1 - 1.5*IQR = 4.8- 1.5*2.4 = 1.2  

iii) Outliers are points above the upper boundary or below the lower boundary  

There is one outlier: 1.1  

c) The 80th percentile is given by  

n= 12  

k = 0.80  

Index is given by k*n =0.80*12 = 9.6  

Round to nearest whole number, that is 10th  

80th percentile is the 10th number (arranged in ascending order)  

80th percentile = 7.3  

The minimum rating the hotel can get is 7.3.

b) The modified boxplot with one outlier is given as follows,  

constant acceleration- a

constant velocity- c

no velocity or acceleration- b

explanation:

for body moving with a constant acceleration, the rate of change of displacement changes over time. this is proven by the increasing gradient of the curve (a) against time.

a body that is moving at constant velocity covers equal distances over equal periods of time, thus the straight line with a constant gradient c.

a stationary body   covers no displacement as time elapses. thus the flat line with   zero gradient.

two data sets with the same median will not have the same varaibility

step-by-step explanation: