ECZ 2020 · O-Level Paper 2 · Question 9 — Statistics

The table below shows the distribution of lengths of plots in a certain locality. Length of plot in m1≤x≤56≤x≤1011≤x≤1516≤x≤2021≤x<2526≤x<3031≤x≤35Frequency0211443184

(a) Calculate the standard deviation.[6]

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Midpoints x: 3, 8, 13, 18, 23, 28, 33 with f: 0, 2, 11, 44, 31, 8, 4.

(b(i)) Using the table above, copy and complete the cumulative frequency table. Length of plot in m≤5≤10≤15≤20≤25≤30≤35Frequency0213100[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 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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