Grouping Data - Worksheet

1. An airline company records the weights of the bags that passengers check in (in kg to 1 dp).
Weight (kg) Tally Frequency
7.3 8.2 9.1 9.0 6.2 6.1
7.0 8.4 4.9 5.4 6.4 7.9 4≤w<6
10.8 11.2 13.4 11.2 7.8 4.3 6≤w<8
7.9 12.4 11.6 9.4 9.0 6.7
10.5 9.5 4.7 5.6 7.1 8.2 8 ≤ w < 10

10 ≤ w < 12
A) Copy and complete the grouped frequency table.
12 ≤ w < 14
B) What is the modal class?

2. Mr Jackson times the students in class 7C doing a Maths puzzle (in seconds to 1dp).
22.5 12.3 6.3 9.9 29.0 22.2 37.0 17.2 17.2 28.4
37.0 29.7 4.1 28.8 27.0 23.8 14.8 10.0 20.0 33.8
30.1 32.2 20.1 21.6 10.5 23.7 36.7 25.5 18.8 25.6

Time (s) Tally Frequency

A) Copy and complete the grouped frequency table.
B) What is the modal class? 0 ≤ t < 10
C) The cut off point for Bronze medal was 30 sec- 10 ≤ t < 20
onds. How many students got a medal?

3. The length of 40 films (in minutes) were: 110 126 90 110 130 121 137 135 117 110
89 99 104 100 152 91 89 88 124 87
98 160 118 126 96 94 109 98 110 95
122 116 110 95 103 81 123 101 164 83

A) Draw a grouped frequency table to sort the data into groups of 80-100, 100-120 etc.
B) What is the modal group?

4. These are the weights of 30 adults in kilograms: 47 65 52 43 58 69 71 49 56

60 82 54 91 54 70 56 95 47
A) Draw a grouped frequency table to sort 82 86 75 79 96 99 100 57 98
63 80 92
the data into groups.
B) What is the modal class?
C) What is the range of weights?
D) What could you say about the weight of adults from the data?
Challenge Question

Neil measured the weight of crisps in 30 bags.

The bags were marked ‘Average contents 25g’.
He used a very accurate electronic balance. Here are his results in
grams:

24.498 24.531 25.014 25.367 24.487

25.571 25.274 24.985 24.361 25.184 A) Draw a grouped frequency
25.367 25.148 25.178 24.257 24.568 table to sort the data.
24.759 24.589 26.010 25.451 24.856
B) Is the average contents
24.968 25.374 25.984 26.357 24.168
26.254 23.987 24.591 24.367 25.684 claim correct?

Challenge Question

Neil measured the weight of crisps in 30 bags.

The bags were marked ‘Average contents 25g’.
He used a very accurate electronic balance. Here are his results in
grams:

24.498 24.531 25.014 25.367 24.487

25.571 25.274 24.985 24.361 25.184 A) Draw a grouped frequency
25.367 25.148 25.178 24.257 24.568 table to sort the data.
24.759 24.589 26.010 25.451 24.856
B) Is the average contents
24.968 25.374 25.984 26.357 24.168
26.254 23.987 24.591 24.367 25.684 claim correct?

Challenge Question

Neil measured the weight of crisps in 30 bags.

The bags were marked ‘Average contents 25g’.
He used a very accurate electronic balance. Here are his results in
grams:

24.498 24.531 25.014 25.367 24.487

25.571 25.274 24.985 24.361 25.184 A) Draw a grouped frequency
25.367 25.148 25.178 24.257 24.568 table to sort the data.
24.759 24.589 26.010 25.451 24.856
B) Is the average contents
24.968 25.374 25.984 26.357 24.168
26.254 23.987 24.591 24.367 25.684 claim correct?