CAPE Integrated Mathematics -

Unit 1 Module 2: Statistics

Prepared by: Ronald N. Emanuel

Measures of Central Tendency (the Mean)

Activity Sheet
Find the mean of the following:

1. 5, 6, 6, 8, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 17

x̄ = sum / count
= 97 / 10
= 9.7

2. 148, 153, 156, 157, 160

x̄ = sum / count
= 774 / 5
= 154.8

3. 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 5, 5, 5,
5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 7
x̄ = sum / count
= 200 / 50
=4

4. 47, 47, 47, 47, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48, 48,
48, 48, 48, 49, 49, 49, 49, 49, 49, 49, 49, 49, 49, 49, 49, 49, 49, 49, 49, 49, 49,
49, 49, 49, 49, 49, 49, 49, 49, 49, 49, 49, 49, 49, 49, 49, 49, 49, 50, 50, 50, 50,
50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 50, 51,
51, 51, 51, 51, 51, 51, 51, 51, 51, 51, 51, 51, 51, 51, 51, 51

(a) Mean number of matches per box:

x̄ = sum / count
= 4930 / 100
= 49.3

(b) Plot a histogram showing the data above and indicating the mean, median and
modal value.
 median = 49

mean = 49.3
Frequency

modal value = 49

Number of matches per box

HISTOGRAM SHOWING DATA INDICATING MEAN, MODE AND MEDIAN

mode < median < mean

Frequency Distribution:
Number of Frequency (f) Cumulative
matches per frequency (fx)
box (x)
47 4 118
48 20 960
49 35 1715
50 24 1200
51 17 867
Σf = 100 Σfx = 4860

(c) Comment on the shape of the distribution. What can you infer about the
distribution of matches per box?
The histogram of the
frequency distribution
of the number of
matches per box is
skewed symmetrically
(almost).

The distribution of
matches per box is
unimodal as displayed
on the histogram.