STATISTICS

DISCRETE NUMERICAL DATA

EXERCISE 10A
EXERCISE 10B
CONTINUOUS NUMERICAL DATA
EXERCISE 10C
MEASURING A THE CENTRE OF A DATA SET
EXERCISE 10D.1
 ESTIMATING THE MEAN OF GROUPED DATA
When data is grouped in class intervals, the actual data values are not known. It is
therefore impossible to calculate the exact mean of the data. However, we can
estimate the mean by assuming that each score in an interval takes the value of the
interval’s midpoint.
This grouped frequency table below shows the scores of 60 students gained in an
entrance test. Estimate the mean score of the test.
Interval Midpoint Product
 Example 9

The mean age

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 EXERCISE 10D.2
1. Estimate the mean number of cars in the table below:
Number of cars (n) Frequency Interval midpoint Product
0 ≤ 𝑛 < 30 12
30 ≤ 𝑛 < 60 28
60 ≤ 𝑛 < 90 39
90 ≤ 𝑛 < 120 42
120 ≤ 𝑛 < 150 54
150 ≤ 𝑛 < 180 65
2. Estimate the mean speed of cars in the table below.
Speed of cars (s mph) Frequency Interval midpoint Product
40 ≤ 𝑠 < 45 4
45 ≤ 𝑠 < 50 8
50 ≤ 𝑠 < 55 23
55 ≤ 𝑠 < 60 15
60 ≤ 𝑠 < 65 6
65 ≤ 𝑠 < 70 4
3. Fifty adults each kicked a football. The table alongside shows Distance d (m) Frequency
the distances the ball travelled in the air before it bounced. 20 ≤ 𝑑 ≤ 30 10
a. Draw a frequency histogram for the data 30 ≤ 𝑑 ≤ 40 19
b. Is it possible to determine the furthest distance the ball 40 ≤ 𝑑 ≤ 50 14
was kicked? 50 ≤ 𝑑 ≤ 30 7

c. Extend the table alongside to include an interval midpoint

and product column.
d. Estimate the mean distances the ball was kicked
Distance d (m) Frequency Interval Midpoint Product
20 ≤ 𝑑 ≤ 30 10
30 ≤ 𝑑 ≤ 40 19
40 ≤ 𝑑 ≤ 50 14
50 ≤ 𝑑 ≤ 30 7
CUMULATIVE DATA

Example 10
 EXERCISE 10E

1. The cumulative frequency curve shows the length,

in cm, of wires in a factory.
a. How many wires were in the factory?
b. How many wires are less than 400 cm?
c. How many wires are longer than 500 cm?
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MEASURING THE SPREAD OF A DATA SET
EXERCISE 10F