INT MATH NAME ______
QTR 1 DATE ASSIGNED: Thursday, September 11th
PATTERNS IN DATA DUE DATE: Monday, September 15th
WS 2 HOUR ____
1. Worker compensation is a major factor in the economic competitiveness of companies in world markets. The following table gives hourly compensation costs (in U.S. dollars) for production workers from selected countries in 1992. Hourly compensation costs include not just hourly salary, but also vacation, holidays, benefits such as insurance, and other costs to the employer.
Hourly Compensation Costs for Production Workers (in U.S. dollars)
Australia 12.94 / Mexico 2.35Austria 19.65 / New Zealand 7.91
Belguim 22.01 / Norway 23.20
Canada 17.02 / Portugal 5.01
Denmark 20.02 / Singapore 5.00
Finland 18.69 / South Korea 4.93
France 16.88 / Spain 13.39
Germany 25.94 / Sweden 24.23
Hong Kong 3.89 / Switzerland 23.26
Ireland 13.32 / Taiwan 5.19
Italy 19.41 / United Kingdom 14.69
Japan 16.16 / United States 16.17
a. How do you think the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics might have determined the estimate of hourly
compensation costs for production workers in the United States?
b. What was the yearly cost to an employer of a production worker in Switzerland in 1992, assuming
the worker was paid for 52 weeks at 40 hours per week?
c. In complete sentences, compare the hourly compensation in the United States to that of the other
countries.
2. The ages of the Wimbledon tennis champions in the men’s and women’s singles from 1970 to 1990 are shown below using a back-to-back stem and leaf plot.
a. How many women were from 25 to 29 years old when they won the championship?
b. How old is the youngest person to win Wimbledon in this time period? The oldest?
c. Does it appear as though the male winners tend to be younger than their female counterparts? Give
supporting evidence to back up your answer.
d. What cannot be determined using just the stem and leaf plot?
3. Create a stem and leaf plot for the stride length
data from your class. If necessary, round any
decimal values up to the next whole number.