A Report in the Des Moines Register Presented on the Percentages

question 30

Essay

A report in the Des Moines Register presented on the percentages of students who
qualify for Free/Reduced lunch programs in the elementary schools in Des Moines,
Iowa. These data appear in the table below. $\begin{array}{|l|c|l|c|l|c|l|c|}\hline \text { School } & \% \text { F/R } & \text { School } & \% \text { F/R } & \text { School } & \% \text { F/R } & \text { School } & \text { \% F/R } \\\hline \text { Adams } & 64 & \text { Hanawalt } & 14 & \text { McKee } & 55 & \text { Phillips } & 27 \\\begin{array}{l}\text { Capitol } \\\text { View }\end{array} & 78 & \text { Hillis } & 35 & \text { McKinley } & 78 & \begin{array}{l}\text { Pleasant } \\\text { Hill }\end{array} & 17 \\\text { Cattell } & 55 & \text { Howe } & 49 & \text { Mitchell } & 64 & \begin{array}{l}\text { River } \\\text { Woods }\end{array} & 48 \\\text { Douglas } & 45 & \text { Hubbell } & 31 & \text { Monroe } & 52 & \text { Stowe } & 56 \\\text { Downtown } & 8 & \text { Jackson } & 60 & \text { Moore } & 42 & \text { Studebaker } & 30 \\\text { Edmunds } & 83 & \text { Jefferson } & 5 & \text { Morris } & 54 & \text { Wallace } & 80 \\\text { Findley } & 64 & \text { King } & 71 & \text { Moulton } & 88 & \text { Willard } & 82 \\\text { Garton } & 53 & \text { Longfellow } & 84 & \text { Oak Park } & 59 & \text { Windson } & 37 \\\text { Granger } & 52 & \text { Lovejoy } & 66 & \begin{array}{l}\text { Park } \\\text { Avenue }\end{array} & 38 & \text { Woodlawn } & 40\\\text { Greenwood } & 38 & \text { Madison } & 58 & \text { Perkins } & 54 & \text { Wright } & 29\\\hline\end{array}$ (a) Sketch a histogram for these data, using the following class intervals:
20 t
0 t $$\begin{array} { l } 0 \text { to } < 20 \\20 \text { to } < 40 \text {, etc. }\end{array}$$ (b) Describe the distribution of Free/Reduced eligibility percents, and note any
unusual features.

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Definitions:

Performance Measures

Metrics or standards used to evaluate the efficiency, effectiveness, and quality of operations or activities within an organization.

Large Lead Time

An extended period that passes from the initiation of a process to its completion, often seen in manufacturing and supply chain management.

Shipping Mode

The method or means by which goods are transported from one location to another, including options such as air, sea, road, or rail.

Distribution System

A network of facilities and delivery options that moves goods from producers to consumers.