ECZ 2017 · O-Level Paper 2 · Question 8 — Statistics

The table below shows the amount of money spent by 100 learners at school on a particular day. Amount in Kwacha0<x≤55<x≤1010<x≤1515<x≤2020<x≤2525<x≤30Frequency1327351672

(a) Calculate the standard deviation.[6]

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Midpoints x: 2.5, 7.5, 12.5, 17.5, 22.5, 27.5 with f: 13, 27, 35, 16, 7, 2.

(b(i)) Using the table above, copy and complete the cumulative frequency table. Amount in Kwacha≤0≤5≤10≤15≤20≤25≤30Frequency01340100[1]

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Add each frequency t…

(b(ii)) Using a scale of 2 cm to represent 5 units on the horizontal axis and 2 cm to represent 10 units on the vertical axis, draw a smooth cumulative frequency curve.[3]

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Plot each upper class boundary against its cum…

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

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

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