Assignment #1
Assignment #1
3.7 Compute P20, P47, P83, Q1, Q2, and Q3 for the following data.
120 138 97 118 172 144
138 107 94 119 139 145
162 127 112 150 143 80
105 116 142 128 116 171
3.8 The following list shows the 15 largest banks in the world by assets according to
EagleTraders.com. Compute the median and the mean assets from this group. Which
of these two measures do think is most appropriate for summarizing these data, and
why? What is the value of Q 2? Determine the 63rd percentile for the data. Determine
the 29th percentile for the data.
Bank Assets ($ billions)
Deutsche Bank AG (Frankfurt) 842
BNP Paribas SA (Paris) 700
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ltd (Tokyo) 700
UBS AG (Zurich) 687
Bank of America NA (Charlotte) 572
The Sumitomo Bank Ltd (Tokyo) 524
Bayerische Hypo-und Vereinsbank AG (Munich) 504
The Norinchukin Bank (Tokyo) 485
The Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank Ltd (Tokyo) 481
The Sakura Bank Ltd (Tokyo) 473
ABN AMRO Holding NV (Amsterdam) 459
The Fuji Bank Ltd (Tokyo) 458
Credit Agricole (Paris) 441
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China (Beijing) 428
Societe Generale (Paris) 407
3.9 The following lists the 10 largest automakers in the world and the number of vehicles
produced by each in a recent year. Compute the median, Q 3, P20, P60, P80, and P93 on
these data.
Auto Manufacturer Production (millions)
Toyota Motor Corp. 9.37
General Motors 8.90
Volkswagen AG 6.19
Ford Motor Co. 5.96
Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group 3.96
Honda Motor Co. Ltd. 3.83
Nissan Motor Co. 3.68
PSA/Peugeot-Citreon SA 3.43
Chrysler LLC 2.68
Fiat S.p.A. 2.62