𝟗𝟕𝟎𝟗_𝐬𝟐𝟐_𝐪𝐩_𝟓𝟏

𝟑. The times taken to travel to college by 2500 students are summarised in the table.

(𝐚)Draw a histogram to represent this information. [4]

From the data, the estimate of the mean value of t is 31.44.

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(𝐜)In which class interval does the upper quartile lie? [1]

It was later discovered that the times taken to travel to college by two students were incorrectly
recorded. One student’s time was recorded as 15 instead of 5 and the other’s time was recorded as 65
instead of 75.
(𝐝) Without doing any further calculations, state with a reason whether the estimate of the standard
deviation in part (𝐛)would be increased, decreased or stay the same. [1]
𝟗𝟕𝟎𝟗_𝐬𝟐𝟐_𝐪𝐩_𝟓𝟐
𝟏. For n values of the variable x, it is given that
Σ(x − 200) = 446 and Σx = 6846.
Find the value of n. [3]
𝟑. The back to back stem and leaf diagram shows the diameters, in cm, of 19 cylindrical pipes produced
by each of two companies, A and B.

Key: 1 | 35 | 3 means the pipe diameter from company A is 0.351cm and from company B is 0.353 cm.
(𝐚)Find the median and interquartile range of the pipes produced by company A. [3]

It is given that for the pipes produced by company B the lower quartile, median and upper quartile are
0.346cm, 0.352 cm and 0.370 cm respectively.
(𝐛)Draw box − and − whisker plots for companies A and B on the grid below. [3]

(𝐜)Make one comparison between the diameters of the pipes produced by companies A and B. [1]

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 𝟗𝟕𝟎𝟗_𝐬𝟐𝟐_𝐪𝐩_𝟓𝟑
𝟏. The time taken, t minutes, to complete a puzzle was recorded for each of 150 students. These times
are summarised in the table.

(𝐚)Draw a cumulative frequency graph to illustrate the data. [2]

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(𝐛)Use your graph to estimate the 20th percentile of the data. [1]

𝟐 Twenty children were asked to estimate the height of a particular tree. Their estimates, in metres, were
as follows.

(𝐚)Find the mean of the estimated heights. [1]

(𝐜) Give a reason why the median is likely to be more suitable than the mean as a measure of the
central tendency for this information. [1]
𝟗𝟕𝟎𝟗_𝐰𝟐𝟐_𝐪𝐩_𝟓𝟏
𝟑. The Lions and the Tigers are two basketball clubs. The heights, in cm, of the 11 players in each of
their irst team squads are given in the table.

(𝐚)Draw a back to back stem and leaf diagram to represent this information, with the Lions on the
left. [4]
(𝐛)Find the median and the interquartile range of the heights of the Lions irst team squad. [3]

It is given that for the Tigers, the lower quartile is 183 cm, the median is 190 cm and the upper quartile
is 195 cm.
(𝐜) Make two comparisons between the heights of the players in the Lions irst team squad and the
heights of the players in the Tigers irst team squad. [2]
𝟗𝟕𝟎𝟗_𝐰𝟐𝟐_𝐪𝐩_𝟓𝟐
𝟒. The times taken, in minutes, to complete a word processing task by 250 employees at a particular
company are summarised in the table.

(𝐚) Draw a histogram to represent this information. [4]

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 From the data, the estimate of the mean time taken by these 250 employees is 43.2 minutes.
(𝐛) Calculate an estimate for the standard deviation of these times. [3]
𝟗𝟕𝟎𝟗_𝐰𝟐𝟐_𝐪𝐩_𝟓𝟑
𝟏. 50 values of the variable x are summarised by
Σ(x − 20) = 35 and Σx = 25 036.
Find the variance of these 50 values. [3]
𝟑. The times, t minutes, taken to complete a walking challenge by 250members of a club are summarised
in the table.

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(𝐚) Draw a cumulative frequency graph to illustrate the data. [2]

(𝐛) Use your graph to estimate the 60th percentile of the data. [1]
It is given that an estimate for the mean time taken to complete the challenge by these 250 members
is 34.4 minutes.
(𝐜) Calculate an estimate for the standard deviation of the times taken to complete the challenge by
these 250 members. [4]

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𝟓. The times taken by 200 players to solve a computer puzzle are summarised in the following
table.

(𝐚) Draw a histogram to represent this information. [4]

(𝐛) Calculate an estimate of the mean time taken by these 200 players. [2]
(𝐜) Find the greatest possible value of the interquartile range of these times. [2]

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 𝟗𝟕𝟎𝟗_𝐬𝟐𝟏_𝐪𝐩_𝟓𝟐
𝟕. The heights, in cm, of the 11 basketball players in each of two clubs, the Amazons and the Giants, are
shown below.

(𝐚)State an advantage of using a stem and leaf diagram compared to a box and whisker plot to
illustrate this information. [1]
(𝐛)Represent the data by drawing a back to back stem and leaf diagram with Amazons on the
left − hand side of the diagram. [4]
(𝐜) Find the interquartile range of the heights of the players in the Amazons. [2]
Four new players join the Amazons. The mean height of the 15 players in the Amazons is now
191.2 cm. The heights of three of the new players are 180 cm, 185 cm and 190 cm.
(𝐝) Find the height of the fourth new player. [3]
𝟗𝟕𝟎𝟗_𝐬𝟐𝟏_𝐪𝐩_𝟓𝟑
𝟏. The heights in cmof 160 sun lower plantsweremeasured. The results are summarised on the following
cumulative frequency curve.
(𝐚) Use the graph to estimate the number of plants with heights less than 100 cm. [1]
(𝐛) Use the graph to estimate the 65th percentile of the distribution. [2]
(𝐜) Use the graph to estimate the interquartile range of the heights of these plants. [2]

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𝟑. A sports club has a volleyball team and a hockey team. The heights of the 6 members of the volleyball
team are summarised by Σx = 1050 and Σx
= 193 700, where x is the height of a member in cm.
The heights of the 11 members of the hockey team are summarised by
Σy = 1991 and Σy = 366 400, where y is the height of a member in cm.
(𝐚) Find the mean height of all 17 members of the club. [2]

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(𝐛) Find the standard deviation of the heights of all 17 members of the club. [3]
𝟗𝟕𝟎𝟗_𝐰𝟐𝟏_𝐪𝐩_𝟓𝟏
𝟐. A summary of 40 values of x gives the following information:
Σ(x − k) = 520, Σ(x − k) = 9640,
where k is a constant.
(𝐚) Given that the mean of these 40 values of x is 34, ind the value of k. [2]
(𝐛) Find the variance of these 40 values of x. [2]
𝟔 The weights, in kg, of 15 rugby players in the Rebels club and 15 soccer players in the Sharks club
are shown below.

(𝐚)Represent the data by drawing a back to back stem and leaf diagramwith Rebels on the left hand
side of the diagram. [4]
(𝐛) Find the median and the interquartile range for the Rebels. [3]
A box − and − whisker plot for the Sharks is shown below.

(𝐜) On the same diagram, draw a box − and − whisker plot for the Rebels. [2]
(𝐝) Make one comparison between the weights of the players in the Rebels club and the weights of
the players in the Sharks club. [1]
𝟗𝟕𝟎𝟗_𝐰𝟐𝟏_𝐪𝐩_𝟓𝟐
𝟕 The distances, xm, travelled to school by 140 children were recorded. The results are summarised in
the table below.

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(𝐚) On the grid, draw a cumulative frequency graph to represent these results. [2]

(𝐛) Use your graph to estimate the interquartile range of the distances. [2]
(𝐜) Calculate estimates of the mean and standard deviation of the distances. [6]
𝟗𝟕𝟎𝟗_𝐰𝟐𝟏_𝐪𝐩_𝟓𝟑
𝟐 Lakeview and Riverside are two schools. The pupils at both schools took part in a competition to see
how far they could throw a ball. The distances thrown, to the nearest metre, by 11 pupils from each
school are shown in the following table.

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(𝐚)Draw a back to back stem and leaf diagram to represent this information, with Lakeview on the
left − hand side. [4]
(𝐛) Find the interquartile range of the distances thrown by the 11 pupils at Lakeview school. [2]
𝟑 The times taken, in minutes, by 360 employees at a large company to travel from home to work are
summarised in the following table.

(𝐚) Draw a histogram to represent this information. [4]

(𝐛) Calculate an estimate of the mean time taken by an employee to travel to work. [2]

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