Question

In each Exercises 3.82-3.90, use the technology of your choice to determine and interpret the range and sample standard deviation for those data sets to which those concepts apply. If those concepts don't apply, explain why. Note: If an exercise contains more than one data set, perform the aforementioned tasks for each data set.

Marital Status and Drinking. Research by W. Clark and L. Midanik (Alcohol Consumption and Related Problems: Alcohol and Health Monograph 1. DHHS Pub. No. (ADM) 82-1190) examined, among other issues, alcohol consumption patterns of U.S. adults by marital status. Data for marital status and number of drinks per month, based on the researcher's survey results, are provided on the WeissStats site.

Short answer

The range and standard deviation for the given data can not be found.

Step-by-step solution

Step 1. Given information.

The given statement is:

Alcohol consumption patterns of U.S. adults by marital status are examined.

Step 2. Determine the data's range and standard deviation.

Range$=max-min$

$s=\sqrt{{\displaystyle \frac{\sum {x_i}^2-{\left(\sum x_i\right)}^2/n}{n-1}}}$

The categories will include the data for marital status and the number of drinks per month, it is a qualitative variable.

Finding the range and standard deviation is not possible for this data.

And to be able to find the range and standard deviation require numerical data, and hence a quantitative variable, for the provided data set.