STATISTICS

1 Diagram 1 shows the mass, in kg, of newspapers collected over the period of 40 days.

79 70 75 79 83 74 66 58 65 85

84 76 56 80 64 57 78 67 52 59

72 58 57 75 69 76 55 75 60 73

83 63 74 65 78 58 73 64 75 59

Diagram 1

a Based on the data in Diagram 8, complete Table 2 in the answer space.

b Hence, calculate the estimated mean of the masses of the newspapers collected.

c By using the scale of 2 cm to 5 kg on the horizontal axis and 2 cm to 1 day on the

vertical axis, draw a histogram for the data.

d Based on your histogram in 1(c), give one information about the modal class of the
data.
Mass (kg) Frequency Midpoint

52 56

57 61
2 Table 2 shows the frequency distribution of the mass, in kg, of a group of 80 students.

Mass (kg) Frequency

30 34 5

35 39 8

40 44 11

45 49 21

50 54 22

55 59 10

60 64 3

Table 2

a (a) (i) State the modal class

(ii) Calculate the estimated mean of the mass of the group of students.

b Based on Table 2, complete Table 3 in the answer space to show the cumulative
frequency distribution of the masses.

c By using the scale of 2 cm to 5 kg on the horizontal axis and 2 cm to 10 students on the

vertical axis, draw an ogive for the data.

d 25% of all the students in the group have a mass of less than p kg. These students will
be supplied with nutritional food.
Using the ogive you had drawn in 2(c), find the value of p.

Upper Boundary (kg) Cumulative frequency

29.5 0
34.5

Table 3
3 Data in Diagram 4 shows the number of books read by 40 students in a reading programme
in a particular class.

18 14 11 16 13 17 12 23
12 19 17 15 11 21 7 14
15 11 5 18 9 22 24 19
17 9 14 12 6 15 10 13
19 15 20 10 14 8 12 16
Diagram 4

a Based on the data in Diagram 4 and by using the class interval of 3, complete Table 4 in
the answer space.
b Based on Table414 in 3(a), calculate the estimated mean of the books read by a student

c By using the scale of 2 cm to 3 books on the horizontal axis and 2 cm to one student on
the vertical axis, draw the frequency polygon for this data.
d Based on the frequency polygon in 3(c), give one information about this reading
programme.

Class interval Frequency Midpoint

57 6

8 10

Table 4