Recall that the class width is computed by finding the difference of the largest data value and the smallest data value and dividing that difference by the desired number of classes. Here we are asked to use five classes. Therefore, we have the following.
class width =
largest data value − smallest data value
desired number of classes
=
largest data value − smallest data value
5
Correct: Your answer is correct.
Now examine the data set and determine the largest and smallest data values.
Percent Males Enrolled in Coed Universities and Colleges
43 46 52 48 64 58 42 54
58 51 48 58 54 38 51 42
44 78 39 43 39 55 68 52
46 76 43 45 55 60 47 54
46 45 54 69 40 57 30 29
54 47 58 43 48 57 41 60
40 55
The largest data value is
74
Incorrect: Your answer is incorrect.
and the smallest data value is
21
Incorrect: Your answer is incorrect.
