Math Term 1 Basic Stats Worksheet
Math Term 1 Basic Stats Worksheet
MAA
O. Practice questions
METHOD EXAMPLE
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1 random
A Select 75 men and 25 women.
sampling
3 Stratified
C Select 100 people out of a hat
sampling
4 Quota
D Arrange names in a row. Pick every 200th person
sampling
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mean range
median IQR
Variance = 4 22
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a)(6 + z + 3 + z+ 6 +S + 7 +6+ 2) = 4 =
5
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2 2 3 , 3 , % 6 6 ,7 8
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=
6
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2) 6 6, 6 = 6
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d).................................................................................................................................
45 = 4 = /1 25 .
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dii) 11 25 +3 . = 33 75
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x f
4 20
5 34
6 60
S
7 16
8 20
9 30
10 20
mean 28 57 .
range 44
median Ze IQR 100
mode
20 standard deviation 14 13 .
[6]
(b) Find the variance. [2]
8 3)
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x f
4 10
5 30
6 60
(60 + 30 + 10) = 3 = 33
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x f
4 20
5 34
6 60
7 16
8 20
9 30
10 20
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a) Zo
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b) 20
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(i) 200 = 4 = So
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(200= 4) x3 15
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ei) 200 = 100) + 20 = 40
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(200 = 100) + 65 = 130
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a) 0 1 , , ,
2 3
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mode 1
b).................................................................................................................................
=
medium =
S
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2) Range = 1 IQR =
IS S
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standard
mean variance
deviation
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a).................................................................................................................................
mean =
10 3 .
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modal group
b).................................................................................................................................
= 6-10
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2).................................................................................................................................
4 4 . variance = 24 .1
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IQR =
a).................................................................................................................................
64 6
b).................................................................................................................................
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11 6
C).................................................................................................................................
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a) .................................................................................................................................
Mean =9 46 . median 8 75 : .
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b) 02 = 24 2672
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= 18 .
2
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1) .................................................................................................................................
IQR =7 I .
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No outliers
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= = -at
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arc = 16
Range = (-a = 10
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a = 3
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d = 11 e
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d a = 8 + 11 u =0 - a = 3
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b =
3 , (= 3
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Tung = (d-u = 6)
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a = 1 d = 8
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i 12 10
c).................................................................................................................................
=
ii S = 13
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b) t =
15
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e = 36
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b).................................................................................................................................
IQR = 12
19. [Maximum mark: 6] [without GDC]
The box and whisker diagram shown below represents the marks received by 32
students.
a) =
3
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b) = 6
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2) than 6
23%
greater 1 0 25532
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(a) Find the range of the lengths of all 200 fish. [3]
(b) Four cumulative frequency graphs are shown below.
Which graph is the best representation of the lengths of the female fish? [2]
a) min 4
mat 2)
range 23
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b) graphe
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Two new students joined the class and reported that they spent 37 minutes and 30
minutes respectively.
(b) Calculate the new mean including these two students. [4]
S ( 250 4.
a).................................................................................................................................
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b) y = 2230 + 37 30 +
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y =
z = 48 .
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(b) Given that m = 10, find the value of x
i 1
i . [2]
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a) m =
3 = 12
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b) x = 25410 750
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x =
(c +
a) .....................................................................................................................................
y
= -3 = -)
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b)
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3670 + 2436
675
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Weight (g) 29.6 29.7 29.8 29.9 30.0 30.1 30.2 30.3
Frequency 2 3 4 5 7 5 3 1
Find
(a) the mean of this sample; [2]
(b) the variance of this sample. [2]
4).................................................................................................................................
mean = 29 4 .
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=
10 1802)" = 0 325
b).................................................................................................................................
variance .
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(a) Calculate the median number of defective light bulbs per box. [3]
(b) Calculate the mean number of defective light bulbs per box. [3]
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median
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= 2 S .
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b).....................................................................................................................................
x =
1 = 2 66 .
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k 4
a).................................................................................................................................
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b).................................................................................................................................
i median 3 =
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ii = Q1 and Q3 =S
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4
IQ1 =
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Number (x) 1 2 3 4 5 6
Frequency (f ) 5 9 16 18 20 7
find
(a) the median; [2]
(b) the mean. [2]
u) median =
4
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b) mean = 38
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Score 1 2 3 4 5 6
Frequency 3 5 4 6 10 8
a) 0= 1 6)
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b) median = 4 S
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c) Q1 =
3 , Q3 =
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IQR = 2
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a).................................................................................................................................
m = 6
b) Qi = S
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Cay = - IQR= 3
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Mark 1 2 3 4 5
Number of students 5 10 p 6 2
The median is 3 and the mode is 2. Find the two possible values of p.
I could be = 8 or 4
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ai 3 =
64
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ii 40
q=
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b) mean =
3. 6
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2) 1 04
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(a) (i) Write down the value of p (ii) Find the value of q. [3]
(b) Find the median number of sit-ups. [2]
(c) Find the mean number of sit-ups. [2]
a) i p= 6 in 9 = 34
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b) =
17
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() mean= 17 4 .
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Mark 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Frequency 0 4 6 k 8 6 6
a) k = 10
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mode =
4
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Score 10 20 30 40 50
Number of competitors
1 2 5 k 3
with this score
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k =
4
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height in cm [3]
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a) i = 145 ii = 157 jii = 167
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a) mean = 44 9
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b) deviation = 21 4 hours
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70
60
Cumulative frequency
50
40
30
20
10
a) median = 136 .
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b) Q1 = 13/ Q7 = 143 IQ = 12
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260
240
220
200
180
Cumulative frequency
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Time eating lunch, minutes
(a) Estimate the number of students who spend between 20 and 40 minutes eating
lunch. [2]
(b) Estimate the 20th percentile. [2]
(c) If 20 % of the students spend more than x minutes eating lunch, estimate the
value of x. [2]
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b) Not = 24
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Not Of
250 = loc
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1) X = 44 mins
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Mid-interval
Age range Frequency
value
0 < age < 20 40 10
20 ≤ age < 40 20 30
40 ≤ age < 60 100 so
60 ≤ age < 80 So 70
80 ≤ age ≤100 10 90
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mean = 44 1
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60
50
40
30
20
10
0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45
LQ = 14
Diameter (mm)
(a) On the graph, mark clearly in the same way and write down the value of
(i) the median; (ii) the upper quartile. [2]
(b) Write down the interquartile range. [2]
a) i = 20 ii : 24
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b) IQR = 10
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120
110
100
90
80
70
60
Number of players
50
40
30
20
10
0
160 165 170 175 180 185 190 195 200
Height in centimetres
Use the curve to estimate
(a) the median height; [2]
(b) the interquartile range. [4]
u) metion 183
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b) Qi = S Q3 = 189
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IQR = 14
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(a) Write down the number of students who scored 40 marks or less on the test. [2]
(b) The middle 50 % of test results lie between marks a and b, (a < b). Find a and b. [4]
Time Number of
(minutes) students
0 ≤ t < 10 5
10 ≤ t < 20 17
20 ≤ t < 30 20
30 ≤ t < 40 24
40 ≤ t < 50 14
50 ≤ t < 60 6
(t)
(a) Write down the median. [1]
(b) Find the interquartile range. [3]
(c) Complete the frequency table next to the diagram. [2]
u) m 3[ = b) al = 22 Q3 = 40
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IQR = 18
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130
120
110
100
90
Cumulative frequency
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
150 155 160 165 170 175 180 185
Height in centimetres
(a) Find
(i) the median; (ii) the interquartile range. [4]
(b) Given that 60% of the girls are taller than a cm, find the value of a. [2]
a) i m 16 in Q = 160 Q2
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IQi = 10
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190
180
170
160
150
140
Number
of 130
students
120
110
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Mark obtained
(a) Use the cumulative frequency curve to complete the frequency table below. [3]
(b) Forty percent of the students fail. Find the pass mark. [3]
43 %
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(c) Another way of showing the results is the frequency table below.
Time t Number
(seconds) of mice
t<7 0
7≤t<8 16
8≤t<9 22
9 ≤ t < 10 p
10 ≤ t < 11 q
11 ≤ t < 12 70
12 ≤ t < 13 44
13 ≤ t < 14 31
14 ≤ t ≤ 15 23
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a) i = 76 ii = 45
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b) i = 11 2 .
ii = 9.
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4 ip =
35q =
36
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ii s 11 2 .
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30 < t ≤ 35
35 < t ≤ 40
↓
40 < t ≤ 45
45 < t ≤ 50
50 < t ≤ 60
60 < t ≤ 80 25
[2]
a) median So :
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b) IQR = 20
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· [2]
(c) Hence estimate the mean height. [2]
median = 11
a) .................................................................................................................................
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1) mean = 11 5.
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(a) Each of the three box and whisker plots below corresponds to one of the four
populations. Write the letter of the correct population under each plot.
D
...... B
...... C
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[3]
(b) Each of the three cumulative frequency diagrams below corresponds to one of
the four populations. Write the letter of the correct population under each
diagram.
D A C
[3]
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Females
Males
(a) What percentage of female students are shorter than any male students? [2]
(b) What percentage of male students are shorter than some female students? [2]
a) 2St
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b) 75%
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20
15
frequency
10
0
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
length (cm)
(a) How many plants have lengths in cm between
(i) 50 and 60? (ii) 70 and 90? [2]
(b) Calculate estimates for the mean and the st.deviation of the lengths of the plants. [4]
(c) Explain what feature suggests that the median is different than the mean. [1]
a) i = 10
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ii = 24
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b) men = 63 0 = 20 .
5
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150
140
130
120
110
100
cumulative frequency
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
time (t)
(a) (i) How many people spent less than 5 minutes in the store?
(ii) Find the number of people who spent between 5 and 7 minutes in the store.
(iii) Find the median time spent in the store. [6]
(b) Given that 40% of the people spent longer than k minutes, find the value of k. [3]
(c) (i) Complete the following frequency table.
(ii) Hence, calculate an estimate for the mean time spent in the store. [5]
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median = 6 25
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4) mean = 98 2 :
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i a =
165 , b Its =
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400
360
320
Tot
280
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240
200
160
120
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(a) Calculate an estimate for the mean of the waiting times, by using an appropriate
approximation to represent each interval. [2]
(b) Construct a cumulative frequency table for these data [1]
(c) Use the cumulative frequency table to draw, on graph paper, a cumulative
frequency graph, using a scale of 1 cm per 20 seconds waiting time for the
horizontal axis and 1 cm per 10 customers for the vertical axis. [4]
(d) Use the cumulative frequency graph to find estimates for the median and the
lower and upper quartiles. [3]
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a) 5 =
47 2
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b )
60 40 120 150 180210 30 , , , , ,
240
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Ef 3 1 20 , 53 , 174 ,
85 , 42 97 ,
100
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Toddo
100
ad
18
:
S
30
18
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Selling price P 0 < P ≤ 100 100 < P ≤ 200 200 < P ≤ 300 300 < P ≤ 400 400 < P ≤ 500
($1000)
Number of 12 46 29 a b
houses
(c) Find the value of a and of b. [2]
(d) Use mid-interval values to calculate an estimate for the mean selling price. [2]
(e) Houses which sell for more than $350000 are described as De Luxe.
(i) Use your graph to estimate the number of De Luxe houses sold.
Give your answer to the nearest integer.
(ii) Two De Luxe houses are selected at random. Find the probability that both
have a selling price of more than $400000. [4]
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b) Q = 13SES Q3 2401S =
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IQR = 10S#10
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()a = b = 6
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d) mean = 19
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e7i = yoz
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P= I
I
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Marks 1–10 11–20 21–30 31–40 41–50 51–60 61–70 71–80 81–90 91–100
Number of candidates 15 50 100 170 260 220 90 45 30 20
(a) Complete the following table, which presents the above data as a cumulative
frequency distribution. [3]
Mark ≤10 ≤20 ≤30 ≤40 ≤50 ≤60 ≤70 ≤80 ≤90 ≤100
Number of candidates 15 65 905 950980
165335545813 1000
(b) Draw a cumulative frequency graph of the distribution, using a scale of 1 cm for
100 candidates on the vertical axis and 1 cm for 10 marks on the horizontal axis. [5]
C)
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1 median = 46
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(a) Find an estimate for the mean amount of money spent by the customers, giving
your answer to the nearest dollar ($). [2]
(b) Complete the following cumulative frequency table and use it to draw a
cumulative frequency graph. Use a scale of 2 cm to represent $20 on the
horizontal axis, and 2 cm to represent 20 customers on the vertical axis. [5]
Money in $ (d) <20 <40 <60 <80 < 100 < 120 < 140
Number of customers (n) 24 40 67102120130 134
(c) The time t (minutes), spent by customers in the store may be represented by the
2
equation t = 2d 3 +3.
(i) Use this equation and your answer to part (a) to estimate the mean time in
minutes spent by customers in the store. [3]
(ii) Use the equation and the cumulative frequency graph to estimate the
number of customers who spent more than 37 minutes in the store. [5]
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a) x = $59
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1) i + = 2d5 + 3
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mean d = sa
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mennt 2 x (Sc + 3 33 3
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(a) Show that the estimated mean weight of the boxes is 32 kg. [3]
(b) There are x boxes in the factory marked “Fragile”. They are all in class E. The
estimated mean weight of all the other boxes in the factory is 30 kg. Calculate the
value of x. [4]
(c) An additional y boxes, all with a weight in class D, are delivered to the factory.
The total estimated mean weight of all of the boxes in the factory is less than 33
kg. Find the largest possible value of y. [5]
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a) i = 32
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C) largest y
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