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CHAPTER 7: STATISTICS

1. A large furniture company charts the availability of its vans on a daily basis. The
following data give the number of vans not available for all or part of a day, each
working day, over a sixty-day period.

1 2 2 5 1 1 4 2 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 3
5 5 3 1 3 6 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 2 1 3 2 1 0
1 4 2 3 8 3 1 1 3 2 2 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 1

Compile a simple frequency distribution, paying attention to labelling.

2. The mileage’s recorded for a sample of company vehicles during a given week
yielded the following data:

138 164 150 132 144 125 149 157

146 158 140 147 136 148 152 144
168 126 138 176 163 119 154 165
146 173 142 147 135 153 140 135
161 145 135 142 150 156 145 128

(a) Using the data tabulate a grouped frequency distribution starting with ‘110 but
under 120’
(b) Using the grouped frequency distribution, construct
(i) a histogram
(ii) a frequency polygon

3. Represent the data in the table below using

(a) Simple bar chart
(b) Pie chart

Types owner Number of shareholders

Insurance companies 94
Banks and nominee companies 231
Pension funds 122
Individuals 189
Others 146
Total 782

4. A sample of 100 boxes of matches was taken and a record made of the number of
matches per box. The results were as follows:

Number of matches 47 48 49 50 51
Frequency 4 20 35 24 17

Calculate the mean number of matches per box.

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5. On a certain day the number of books on 40 shelves in a library was noted and
grouped as shown. Find the mean number of books on a shelf.

Number of books 31 - 35 36 - 40 41 - 45 46 - 50 51 - 55 56 - 60
Number of shelves 4 6 10 13 5 2

6. Find the median of each of the following sets of numbers:

(a) 4, 6, 18, 25, 9, 16, 22, 5, 20, 4, 8
(b) 192, 217, 189, 210, 214, 204

7. Find the median of each of the following frequency distributions:

x 5 6 7 8 9 10
f 6 11 15 18 6 5

8. The distribution of marks obtained by 199 students in a Mathematics examination is

shown in the table below:
Marks 20 - 29 30 - 39 40 - 49 50 - 59 60 - 69 70 - 79 80 - 89
Frequency 14 18 29 45 54 22 17
Construct a cumulative frequency table and use it to estimate the median.

9. Based on the grouped data below, find the mode by using:

Mileage of Vehicles Number of Vehicles
110 – 119 1
120 – 129 3
130 – 139 7
140 – 149 14
150 – 159 8
160 – 169 5
170 – 179 2
(a) Formula
(b) Histogram

10. (a) The sample of ages (in months) of 18 children at a day care is as follows:
36, 42, 18, 32, 22, 22, 25, 29, 30, 31, 19, 24, 35, 29, 26, 36, 24, 28
Find the range of the age of children.

(b) Find the range for the data set 9, 17, 6, 21, 19, 4, 10.

11. (a) Find the interquartile range for the specified data set given below.
12, 14, 2, 11, 10, 13, 2, 1, 8, 3

(b) The sample of ages (in months) of 18 children at a day care is as follows:
36, 42, 18, 32, 22, 22, 25, 29, 30, 31, 19, 24, 35, 29, 26, 36, 24, 28
Find IQR.

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12. The marks of 5 students in a Mathematics test were 27, 31, 35, 47, 50. Calculate the
mean mark and the standard deviation.

13. The score for a round of golf for each 50 club members was noted. Find the mean
score for a round and the standard deviation.

Score, x 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73
Frequency, f 2 5 10 12 9 6 4 2

14. The scores in an IQ test for 60 candidates are shown in the table. Find the mean score
and the standard deviation.

Score 100 – 106 107 – 113 114 – 120 121 – 127 128 – 134
Frequency 8 13 24 11 4

15. The scores in an IQ test for 60 candidates are shown in the table. Find the mean score
and the standard deviation.

Score 100 – 106 107 – 113 114 – 120 121 – 127 128 – 134
Frequency 8 13 24 11 4
(a) the mean age and the standard deviation.

16. The following are test scores (out of 100) for a particular Mathematics class.

44 56 58 62 64 64 70 72 72 72
74 74 75 78 78 79 80 82 82 84
86 87 88 90 92 95 96 96 98 100

Locate 25th percentile and 75th percentile for the test scores.

17. The distribution of marks obtained by 199 students in a Mathematics examination is

shown in the table below:
Marks 20 - 29 30 - 39 40 - 49 50 - 59 60 - 69 70 - 79 80 - 89
Frequency 14 18 29 45 54 22 17
Estimate the 50 percentile.
th

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Answers:
1.
The number of vans Tally f
0 IIII IIII II 12
1 IIII IIII IIII IIII I 21
2 IIII IIII I 11
3 IIII IIII 9
4 II 2
5 III 3
6 I 1
7 0
8 I 1

2. (a)
Mileage’s
f F LB UB Midpoint
recorded
110 – 119 1 1 109.5 119.5 114.5
120 – 129 3 4 119.5 129.5 124.5
130 – 139 7 11 129.5 139.5 134.5
140 – 149 14 25 139.5 149.5 144.5
150 – 159 8 33 149.5 159.5 154.5
160 – 169 5 38 159.5 169.5 164.5
170 – 179 2 40 169.5 179.5 174.5

(b) (i) Histogram is as follows.

Class boundaries f

109.5 - 119.5 1
119.5 - 129.5 3
129.5 - 139.5 7
139.5 - 149.5 14
149.5 - 159.5 8
159.5 - 169.5 5
169.5 - 179.5 2

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(ii) Frequency Polygon is as follows.

Mid point f

114.5 1
124.5 3
134.5 7
144.5 14
154.5 8
164.5 5
174.5 2

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3. (a)

(b)

4.
Total
Number of matches, x 47 48 49 50 51
Frequency, f 4 20 35 24 17
fx 188 960 1715 1200 867

5.
Total
Number of
31 - 35 36 - 40 41 - 45 46 - 50 51 - 55 56 - 60
books
Mid-point,
33 38 43 48 53 58
x
Number of
4 6 10 13 5 2
shelves, f
fx 132 228 430 624 265 116

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6. (a) 4, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 16, 18, 20, 22, 25 Median = 9

(b) 189, 192, 204, 210,214, 217
7.
x 5 6 7 8 9 10
f 6 11 15 18 6 5
cf 6 17 32 50 56 61

Median = 7

8. Cumulative frequency table:

Marks Frequency, f cf
20 – 29 14 14
30 – 39 18 32
40 – 49 29 61
50 – 59 45 106
60 – 69 54 160
70 – 79 22 182
80 – 89 17 199

9. (a) L = 139.5
D1 = 140 – 7 = 133
D2 = 140 – 8 = 132
C = 10

Mode =

(b)

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,
Mode = 144.52 from Histogram.

10. (a) Range = 42 – 18 = 24

(b) Range = 21 – 4 = 17

11. (a) 1, 2, 2, 3, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14

IQR = Q3 – Q1 =12.25 – 2 = 10.25

(b) 18, 19, 22, 22, 24, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 29, 30, 31, 32, 35, 36, 36, 42

IQR = Q3 – Q1 =32.75 – 23.5 = 9.25

12. 27, 31, 35, 47, 50
Mean,

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x
27 – 11 121
31 –7 49
35 –3 9
47 9 81
50 12 144

Standard deviation,

13.
x x2 f fx fx2
66 4356 2 132 8712
67 4489 5 335 22445
68 4624 10 680 46240
69 4761 12 828 57132
70 4900 9 630 44100
71 5041 6 426 30246
72 5184 4 288 20736
73 5329 2 146 10658

Mean,

Standard deviation,

14.
x x2 f fx fx2
Score
100 – 106 103 10609 8 824 84872
107 – 113 110 12100 13 1430 157300
114 – 120 117 13689 24 2808 328536
121 – 127 124 15376 11 1364 169136
128 – 134 131 17161 4 524 68644

Mean,

Standard deviation,

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15.
Score x x2 f fx fx2
100 – 106 103 10609 8 824 84872
107 – 113 110 12100 13 1430 157300
114 – 120 117 13689 24 2808 328536
121 – 127 124 15376 11 1364 169136
128 – 134 131 17161 4 524 68644

(a) Mean,

Mode

Standard deviation,

16.

17.
Marks Frequency, f cf
20 – 29 14 14
30 – 39 18 32
40 – 49 29 61
50 – 59 45 106
60 – 69 54 160
70 – 79 22 182
80 – 89 17 199

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