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Solution
Chapter 6.0 2. 2. Questionnaire / interview 2A
Let’s Review
1. 3. Questionnaire / interview 2A

Coin 50-cent $1 $2 $5 $10

4. Data from known publications 2A
Number 5 7 4 6 2 5A

5. Experiment 2A

6. Discrete data 2A

7. Continuous data 2A

4A 8. Continuous data 2A

3.
9. Discrete data 2A
(a)
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Number 2 3 2 1 2 Level 2
4A
(b)
11.
(a) Questionnaire / interview 2A

(b) Discrete data 2A

12.
He should not use observation to collect
the data. 1A
It is not possible to do direct observation. 2A
He should use questionnaire / interview
to collect the data. 1A

5A 13.
Data collected by observation:
4.
The numbers of passengers who get on the
(a) Number of children who like fish
bus at different bus stops. 2A
 30  9  8  7 2M
(or other reasonable answers)
6 1A
They are discrete data. 2A
(b) 9, 8, 6 and 7 children like dogs, cats,
fish and others respectively. 1M 14.
 Most children like dogs. 1A Data collected by experiment:
The lifetimes of the lamps. 2A
5.
(or other reasonable answers)
Total number of students
They are continuous data. 2A
62473238 2M
 35
1A
Chapter 6.2
Collection and Classification of Data
Level 1
1. Observation 2A

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Chapter 6.3 6. 10.

Organization of Data (a) Number Tally Frequency (a)
Level 1 1 //// /// 8 Temperature (C) Tally Frequency
1. 2 //// // 7
Waiting 29.0  29.9 // 2
time (min) Tally Frequency 3 //// //// 9 30.0  30.9 /// 3
10 //// // 7 4 /// 3 31.0  31.9 //// // 7
20 //// //// 10 5 /// 3 4A 32.0  32.9 //// 4
30 //// //// 9 (b) Number of taxis 33.0  33.9 //// 5
40 /// 3 879 34.0  34.9 //// / 6
50 / 1 3A  24 35.0  35.9 /// 3 6A
1A (b) Percentage of days with the maximum
2.
temperature lower than 32C
Way Tally Frequency Level 2 237
MTR //// //// /// 13 7.   100% 1M
30
Bus //// //// 9 Height (cm) Tally Frequency
 40%
Private car //// /// 8 140  149 //// 5
1A
Walking //// / 6 4A 150  159 //// //// /// 13
160  169 //// //// / 11
3. 170  179 //// /// 8 Multiple-choice Questions
Set lunch Tally Frequency 180  189 /// 3 6A Level 1
A //// //// / 11
1.
B //// //// / 11 8. A
C //// //// 10 (a)
The 4 stages of statistics are:
D //// // 7 4A Number of sit-ups Tally Frequency Collection of data, organization of data,
30  34 // 2 presentation of data and analysis of data
4. 35  39 //// / 6
Type Tally Frequency 40  44 //// 5 2.
Action //// 5 45  49 //// /// 8 C
Historical //// 5 50  54 //// / 6
Biography //// // 7 55  59 /// 3 3.
Science // 2 60  64 // 2 6A B
Love //// / 6 4A
(b) Most students belong to the class 4.
5. 45  49. 8 students are in this class. 2A C
(a) Colour Tally Frequency
Black //// /// 8 9. 5.
White //// //// 10 B
Height (cm) Tally Frequency
Grey //// 4 10.0  11.9 // 2
Blue //// 5 6.
12.0  13.9 //// //// 9
Yellow //// /// 8 4A D
14.0  15.9 //// //// //// 14
16.0  17.9 //// /// 8
(b) Most people choose white shirts. 1A 7.
18.0  19.9 /// 3 6A
C
(or other reasonable answers)

8.
A

9.
B

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10. 20. 26.

A C C
Number of students who walk to school Number of people with monthly salaries
11.  100  29  17  8  13  6 between $15 000 and $24 999
B  27  70  23  26  3
 18
12. Level 2
B 21. 27.
The number to be put in (b) A A
 25  4  8  5  2 22. Number of students with heights in the
6 B class of 170 cm  179 cm
 80  5  16  29  4
23.  26
13.
C
C  Difference  29  26
Sandy belongs to the class 165 cm  169 3
cm.
14.
A
 She belongs to the 7th class. 28.
C
15. 24. Completed frequency distribution table:
C C
Time (s) Frequency
The number to be put in (d) Since each class differ by 5 kg, the range of
9.70  9.79 2
 40  21  9  4 weights to be put in (a) is 15 kg less than
9.80  9.89 8
the class of 60 kg  64 kg.
6
 The range of weights to be put in (a) 9.90  9.99 34
10.00  10.09 22
is 45 kg  49 kg.
16. 10.10  10.19 14
C
25. For A, the time spent by individual athletes
A to run 100 m cannot be determined.
17.
Completed frequency distribution table:  The time spent by the fastest athlete
A
to run 100 m cannot be determined.
The number to be put in (e) Marks Frequency
 80  4  29  42 61  68 1 For B, the number of athletes spending 9.90 s
or above to run 100 m  34  22  14
5 69  76 6
 70
77  84 8
18. 85  92 13 For C, all of the 80 athletes spent 10.19 s or
B 93  100 12 below to run 100 m.
8, 12 and 10 students like red, yellow and For A, the number of students getting marks
 All of the 80 athletes spent within 10.20
green respectively. s to run 100 m.
between 77 and 80 cannot be determined.
Number of students who like blue the  The number of students getting 80 For D, 22 + 14 = 36.
most marks or below cannot be determined.  Fewer than half of the athletes spent 10
 40  8  12  10 s or more to run 100 m.
For B, most students got marks between 85
 10
and 92 inclusively.  The description of C is correct.
For C, 12 students got 93 marks or above.
19.
D
 More than 10 students got marks 29.
higher than 90. D
Number of people who live in N.T. West
Since each class differ by 4 kg, the range of
 60  11  7  5  18 For D, all students got 61 marks or above.
 19  No student got less than 60 marks.
weights to be put in (b) is 8 kg less than the
class of 20.0 kg  23.9 kg.
 The description of A may not be  The range of weights to be put in (a)
incorrect. is 12.0 kg  15.9 kg.

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30.
C
Since each class differ by 2.5 cm, the range
of heights to be put in (c) is 2.5 cm greater
than the class of 5.0 cm  7.4 cm.
 The range of heights to be put in (c)
is 7.5 cm  9.9 cm.

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