ECZ 2016 · O-Level Paper 2 · Question 7 — Statistics

The ages of people living at Pamodzi Village are recorded in the frequency table below. Age0<x≤1010<x≤2020<x≤3030<x≤4040<x≤5050<x≤60Number of people7222823155

(a) Calculate the standard deviation.[6]

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Midpoints x: 5, 15, 25, 35, 45, 55 with frequencies f: 7, 22, 28, 23, 15, 5.

(b(i)) Using the information in the table above, copy and complete the cumulative frequency table. Age≤10≤20≤30≤40≤50≤60Number of people729100[1]

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Add each frequency t…

(b(ii)) Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 10 units on both axes, draw a smooth cumulative frequency curve where 0 <= x <= 60 and 0 <= y <= 100.[3]

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Plot each upper class boundary against its cumulative fre…

(b(iii)) Showing your method clearly, use your graph to estimate the semi-interquartile range.[2]

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n = 100, so the lower quartile is read at cf = 25 and the upper quartile at cf = 75.

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