23. Late in summer of 1996, Tiger Woods becamea professional golfer. This highly publicized event followed asensational college career at Stanford University, where Tiger wonthree United States Amateur Championships. Tiger was not aprofessional very long before he had his first win on the pro tour,the Las Vegas Invitational. He received a total of $297,000 for hisaccomplishment. The prize money (in thousands of dollars) for thetop 40 finishers in the tournament are given below.
Table for Exercise 23- Tournament PrizeMoney |
(Thousands of Dollars) |
297.0 | 60.2 | 46.2 | 31.3 | 21.4 | 14.5 | 10.7 | 8.5 |
178.2 | 60.2 | 31.3 | 31.3 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 10.7 | 8.5 |
95.7 | 46.2 | 31.3 | 24.7 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
95.7 | 46.2 | 31.3 | 21.4 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
60.2 | 46.2 | 31.3 | 21.4 | 14.5 | 10.7 | 8.5 | 8.5 |
Find the mean
Find the median
Find the mode
Find the 10% trimmed mean and compare it to the mean and themedian.
Comment on the skewness of the distribution.
