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ADDITIONAL
MATHEMATICS
MODULE 13
STATISTICS
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CHAPTER 7 : STATISTICS
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CONTENTS PAGE
7.0 STATISTICS
7.7 Assessment 11 ─ 13
Answers 14
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STATISTICS
Measures of Measures of
Central Tendency Dispersion
Mean Interquartile
Mode & Range Range
x Modal Median
Q3 ─ Q1
Class m=
First Quartile
Third Quartile
Q1 =
Q3 =
Histogram
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Activity 1: The number of vehicles that pass by a toll plaza from 1 p.m to 2 p.m. for 60
concecutive days is shown in the table below.
Mean, x
fx ( )
= 76 . 17 vehicles.
f ( )
(b) Modal class = 70 79 This is the class with
the highest frequency
(c)
Class boundary Number of days
(frequency)
49.5 ─ 59.5 4
10
24
16
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Frequency
25
20
15
10
Mode = 76 vehicles
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(d)
Number of Number of days Cumulative
vehicles (f) frequency
50 59 4 4
60 69 10 (14)
m 70 79 (24) 38
80 89 16 ( )
90 99 6 ( )
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For each set of data below, calculate the median by using a formula.
Median =
2. The table below shows the weight of a group of babies . 2. The table below shows the
weight of a group of babies.
Weight 3.0 ─ 3.4 3.5 ─ 3.9 4.0 ─ 4.4 4.5 ─ 4.9 5.0 ─ 5.4
(kg)
Frequency 21 14 25 18 16
Median =
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Activity 2 : The table below shows the speed of 100 vehicles that pass by a small town
in a certain period of time.
Calculate
(a) the range
(b) the interquartile range using formula.
Solution :
65 69 ( ) Midpoint of the highest class
(a) Range =
2 2 ─ Midpoint of the lowest class
= 67 ─ 42
= 25 km hour─1
(b)
Speed Number of Cumulative
vehicles(f) frequency
40 ─ 44 8 (8)
Q1 45 ─49 (18) 26
50 ─ 54 16 ( )
55 ─ 59 26 (68)
Q3
60 ─ 64 (22) 90
65 ─ 69 10 ( )
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n
F
Step 2 : Q1 = LQ 4 c LQ1 = lower boundary of the class Q1
f
Q1
1
class = 44.5
n = f 100
F = cumulative frequency before the
100
( ) Q1 class = 8
)+ (5)
4 fQ1 = frequency of the Q1 class = 18
= (
18 c = class size
= upper boundary ─ lower boundary
= 49.5 ─ 44.5
= 49.22 km hour─1 = 5
3
nF
Step 4 : Q3 = LQ 4 c LQ3 = lower boundary of the class
f Q1 class = 59.5
Q3
3
n = f 100
F = cumulative frequency before
3 the Q3 class = 68
(___) 68 fQ3 = frequency of the Q1 class = 22
= 59.5 + 4 (5) c = class size
( ) = upper boundary ─ lower
boundary = 64.5 ─ 59.5
= 61.09 km hour─1 = 5
= ( ) ─ ( )
─1
= 11.87 km hour
For each set of data below, find (a) the range (b) the interquartile range by calculation.
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1. The table below shows the number of chickens sold over a period of 100 days.
Number of days 20 25 30 15 10
(a)
(b)
2. The table below shows the transport expenses of the workers of an electronic firm to their
working place.
Expenses 0.10 ─ 1.00 1.10 ─ 2.00 2.10 ─ 3.00 3.10 ─ 4.00 4.10 ─ 5.00
(RM)
Number of 5 9 12 8 6
workers
(a)
(b)
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The diagram below is a histogram which represents the distribution of the marks obtained
by 40 pupils in a test.
Number of Pupils
14
12
10
0
0.5 10.5 20.5 30.5 40.5 50.5 Marks
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7.7 Assesment
1. Table below shows the frequency distribution of the age of a group of people in a
town.
Age 16 ─ 20 21 ─ 25 26 ─ 30 31 ─ 35 36 ─ 40 41 ─ 45
Frequency 18 p 15 8 4 1
Given that the median of the age of a group of people is 24.25, find the value of p.
[4 marks]
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(a) Draw a histogram and estimate the modal distance from your histogram
[4 marks]
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3. The table below shows the distribution of the ages of 100 teachers in a secondary
school.
Ages(years) Frequency
25 ─ 29
[2 marks]
(b) Without drawing an ogive, calculate the interquartile range of the above
distribution. [6 marks]
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Answers:
Test Yourself 1
1. Median = 16.84 years
2. Median = 4.19 kg
Test Yourself 2
1. ( a ) range = 20
( b ) Q1 = 15.5
Q3 = 24.5
Interquartile Range = 9 chickens
2. ( a ) range = 4
( b ) Interquartile Range = RM 1. 94
SPM 2005
Median = 24.07
Assessment
1. p = 20
(b) 5.64 km
(c) x =
fx =
224
= 5.6 km
f 40
2. (a)
Age Frequency Cumulative
frequency
25 ─ 29 18 8
30 ─ 34 14 22
35 ─ 39 20 42
40 ─ 44 26 68
45 ─ 49 20 88
50 ─ 56 10 98
55 ─ 59 2 100
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ADDITIONAL
MATHEMATICS
MODULE 14
STATISTICS
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CHAPTER 7 : STATISTICS
CONTENT PAGE
7.3. Activity 1 5
7.6. Activity 2 11
7.8. Answers 16
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STATISTICS
Variance
Variance
σ² =
x 2 (x) 2 fx 2
σ² = (x) 2
f
n
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Standard deviation,
σ=
(x) 2
Variance,
n
σ² =
x 2 (x) 2
where
x 2 = sum of squares of x
n = number of data
x = mean =
x
n
Example 1: Calculate the mean, standard deviation and variance of the set of data 15,
17, 20, 23, 25.
Solution :
x 15 17 20 23 25 ∑x = 100
x² 225 400 625 ∑x² = 2068
Mean, x =
x = 100 = 20
n
Standard deviation, σ =
x 2
(x) 2
n
=
( )2
5
= 3.688
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Example 2: The set of six integers p, q,6, 10, 15 and 18 has a mean of 9 and a standard
deviation of 6. Find
(a) the value of p + q,
(b) the value of p and of q if q>p.
Solution :
(x) 2 = 6
n
x2 (x) 2 = 6²
n
p q 6 10 15 18 2
2 2 2 2 2
92
6
p 2 q 2 685
36
6
p 2 q 2 685
36 + 81
6
p 2 q 2 685
6
From (a), p + q = 5 p² + q² + 685 = 117 x 6
p = 5 - q p² + q² = ( ) – 685
(5 – q)² + q² = 17
25 – 10q + q² + q² - 17 = 0
2q² - 10q + ( ) = 0
÷2, q² - 5q + 4 = 0
(q – 1)(q – ) = 0
(q – 1) = 0 or (q – 4) = 0
q = 1 or q=4
When q = 1, p = 5 – 1 = 4 ( not accepted because it does not satisfy the condition q > p)
When q = 4, p = 5 – 4 = 1 (accepted)
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7.3 ACTIVITY 1
1. Find the mean, variance and standard deviation of the set of data 3, 8, 5, 7, 9, 6.
2. Find the mean, variance and standard deviation of the set of data 2.3, 2.8, 3.0, 3.2,
2.5, 3.9, 3.3.
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3. The sum of 10 numbers is 180. The sum of the squares of these numbers is 3360.
Find the variance of these 10 numbers.
4. Given a set of data (k – 2), k, k, (5k – 2), where k ≠ 0, find the value of k for which the
mean equals the standard deviation.
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5. The mean and the standard deviation for the numbers 1, 3, 5, 6 and 8 are 4.6 and 2.42
respectively. Find in terms of k
(a) The mean for numbers 1 + k, 3 + k, 5 + k, 6 + k and 8 + k.
(b) The standard deviation for the numbers k + 4, 3k + 4, 5k + 4, 6k + 4 and 8k + 4.
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Standard deviation,
Variance,
σ=
fx (x)
2
2
fx 2 ( ) 2
σ² =
f
where
f = frequency
x = mean =
fx
f
Example : A group of 90 typist took a typing test. They were given a document to type.
The following table shows the times they took to type.
Solution :
Time,(x) f fx fx²
15 10 150 2250
16 ( ) 448 7168
17 24 ( ) 6937
18 13 234 4212
19 10 190 ( )
20 5 100 2000
f = 90 fx fx 2 26176
(a) Mean, x =
fx 1530 17 minutes
f
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σ=
fx 2
(x) 2
f
=
17 2
90
= 1.36 minutes
fx
where
f = frequency
x = class midpoint
x = mean =
fx
f
Example : The following table shows the distribution of heights of a group of 40 students.
Calculate
(a) the mean,
(b) the standard deviation
of the distribution.
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Solution:
Step 1:
(a) Mean, x =
fx 6892 172.3 cm
f
(b) Standard deviation,
σ=
fx 2
(x) 2
f
1188706
=
40
= 5.51 cm
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7.6 ACTIVITY 2:
Number of tickets 26 28 30 32
Number of days 10 12 15 11
The table above shows the number of tickets sold over a period of 48 days.
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2. Find the mean and standard deviation of the set of data below.
Score 10 – 14 15 – 19 20 – 24 25 – 29 30 – 34
Frequency 6 10 14 12 8
The table above shows the scores of a group of students who fail in a test.
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The mean of four numbers is m . The sum of squares of the numbers is 100 and the
standard deviation is 3k.
Express m in terms of k. [3 marks]
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A set of data consists of 10 numbers. The sum of the numbers is 150 and the sum of
the squares of the numbers is 2472.
(b) Another number is added to the set of data and the mean is increased by 1.
Find
(i) the value of this number,
(ii) the standard deviation of the set of the set of 11 numbers. [3 marks]
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The diagram below is a histogram which represents the distribution of the marks
obtained by 40 pupils in a test.
Number of Pupils
14
12
10
0
0.5 10.5 20.5 30.5 40.5 50.5
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7.8 ANSWERS
ACTIVITY 1:
1. x = 6.333 2. x = 3
σ² = 3.893 σ² = 0.2457
σ = 1.973 σ = 0.4957
3. σ² = 12 4. k = 2
5k 23
5. (a)
5
(b) 2.42k
ACTIVITY 2:
1. x = 29.13 2. x = 22.6
σ² = 4.193 σ = 6.216
ACTIVITY 3:
(b) (i) x = 13
(ii) σ² = 9
σ = 22.2
(b) (i) k = 26
(ii) σ = 5.494
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