Tutorial 4

Mathematics 2 MTH1022

(Topic 4 Presenting Data) Answer Scheme 1. Determine which of the following quantitative data are and which qualitative data are. State also the variable in each case: a. The number of students in a class. Quantitative b. The colors of flags in a box. Qualitative c. The prices of books in a bookshop. Quantitative d. The brands of computers in a shop. Qualitative e. The weights of ball bearings in a tray. Quantitative Indicate which of the following data are discrete and which are continuous: 1. The number of telephone calls per day. Discrete 2. The speeds of cars passing a highway. Continuous 3. The heights of students in a class. Continuous 4. The number of shoes sold. Discrete

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3. NZ Construction Sdn. Bhd.s current assets (RM million) from the year 2006 to 2008 are given below: Current Year 2006 2007 2008 assets Stocks 700 380 440 Cash 400 170 150 Others 200 450 210 Present the above data using a component bar chart and give your comments.

NZ Construction's current assets from 2006 - 2008

1500 RM (million) 1000 500 0 2006 200 400 700 450 170 380 2007 Others Cash Stocks

210 150 440 2008

Year

The total asset value of NZ decreased quite rapidly from 2006 2008 but the value of stocks in 2008 is higher compared to 2006.

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Mathematics 2 MTH1022 4. Find the suitable number of class intervals for a frequency distribution table with data having: a. 17 observations

b. 26 observations

c. 49 observations

d. 88 observations

5. a) k=5

Class interval 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 9 - 10

Tally IIII I IIII III IIII II

Frequency 6 5 3 4 2

b) Relative frequency distribution table:

Class intervals 12 34 56 78 9 10

Relative frequency

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Tutorial 4 c)

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FREQUENCY POLYGON
7 6 FREQUENCY 5 4 3 2 1 0 1.5 - 2.5 2.5 - 4.5 4.5 - 6.5 6.5 - 8.5 8.5 10.5 CLASS BOUNDARY 3 2 Frequency 6 5 4

6. a)

Class 30 51 52 72 73 93 94 114 115 135 136 156 157 177

Class boundary 29.5 51.5 51.5 72.5 72.5 93.5 93.5 114.5 114.5 135.5 135.5 156.5 156.5 177.5

Tally |||| |||| |||| |||| || |||| |||| |||| ||| | ||

Frequency 4 4 12 14 3 1 2

HISTOGRAM OF THE AMOUNT OF MONEY EARNED WEEKLY

16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 29.5 51.5 72.5 93.5 114.5 135.5 156.5 51.5 72.5 93.5 114.5 135.5 156.5 177.5 CLASS BOUNDARY FREQUENCY

Frequency

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Tutorial 4 7. a) Frequency distribution table Range = 52 K=6 C=9 Class interval Frequency 33 41 42 50 51 59 60 68 69 77 78 86 4 7 10 10 5 4 40

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Class boundaries 32.5 41.5 41.5 50.5 50.5 59.5 59.5 68.5 68.5 77.5 77.5 86.5

Midpoint 37 46 55 64 73 82

Relative frequency 0.1 0.18 0.25 0.25 0.13 0.1

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A histogram and frequency polygon of marks obtained by 40 students in an examination

12 10 8 6 4 2 0 32.5 41.5 41.5 50.5 50.5 59.5 59.5 68.5 68.5 77.5 77.5 86.5

Frequency

8. Age (in years) 15 19 20 24 25 29 30 34 35 39 40 44 45 49 Total Class Boundary 14.5 - 19.5 19.5 - 24.5 24.5 - 29.5 29.5 - 34.5 34.5 - 39.5 39.5 - 44.5 44.5 - 49.5 Number of customers 9 16 27 44 42 10 2 150

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Histogram of customers purchasing a brand of perfume

Number of Customers 50 40 30 20 10 Number of customers 14.5 19.5 19.5 24.5 24.5 29.5 29.5 34.5 34.5 39.5 39.5 44.5 44.5 49.5

Class Boundary

9. A shop only sells Proton cars. The above pie chart shows the number of cars sold for a certain month according to models. The number of Wira cars sold is 16. a. Find the total number of cars in that shop for that month.

b. Find the number of Satria cars sold.

10 satria cars are sold. c. If the number of Iswara cars sold is 14, find the angle of the sector representing Satria model.

d. Find the angle of the sector representing the Perdana model.

e. Draw a line graph for the above data.

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25 20 No of cars 15 10 5 0 iswara satria perdana model wira waja 16 14 20

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10 no.of cars

10. The frequency distribution for a batch of 50 capacitors of similar value, measured in microfarads, is: 10.5 10.9 2, 11.5 11.9 10, 12.5 12.9 11, 11.0 11.4 12.0 12.4 13.0 13.4 7, 12, 8

Form a cumulative frequency distribution for these data: ( [ ( Class midpoint 10.95 11.45 11.95 12.45 12.95 13.45 ) ) ( ( ) ) ( ( ) ] ) Cumulative frequency 2 9 19 31 42 50

Relative frequency (2) (7) (10) (12) (11) (8)

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b) Class interval 19.5 20.1 20.2 20.8 20.9 21.5 21.6 22.2 22.3 22.9 23.0 23.6 23.7 24.3 24.4 25.0 Tally | || || |||| |||| | |||| |||| |||| |||| ||| |||| ||| ||| Frequency 1 2 2 11 10 13 8 3 50 Class boundaries 19.45 - 20.15 20.15 20.85 20.85 21.55 21.55 22.25 22.25 22.95 22.95 23.65 23.65 24.35 24.35 25.05 Relative frequency 0.02 0.04 0.04 0.22 0.2 0.26 0.16 0.06 1.00 Midpoint 19.8 20.5 21.2 21.9 22.6 23.3 24 24.7

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The above histogram shows the Mathematics marks obtained by x students in the first semester examination. a. Find the value of x.
class midpoint 0 0.5 20.5 40.5 60.5 80.5 100.5 x no of students 0 10 20 40 50 30 0 150

b. Students obtaining marks more than 40.5 passed the examination. Find the number students that failed this examination.

c. Students obtaining marks above 80.5 get an A grade. Find the percentage of students getting an A grade.

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Mathematics 2 MTH1022 d. Construct a frequency polygon from the histogram.

60 50 No of students

40
30 20 10 0 0 0.5 20.5 40.5 marks 60.5 80.5 100.5 no of students

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