Using 2007 as the base year, find the simple aggregate experience index for 2008.

10. Find the cost of living index based on the data below:

Item Price Index Weight

Rent 130 180
Clothing 120 165
Power 160 130
Water 110 190
Food 125 175
Transport 140 200
Medical 105 135

11. The figures below are the yields to the nearest kilogram of cassava obtained from
plots of equal size.

22 20 24 22 23 24 23 21 42 43
18 21 27 19 20 21 25 21 35 29
26 23 22 25 21 19 21 23 44 39
20 22 24 26 18 25 19 27 38 44
32 36 31 15 15 39 36 40 17 42

Beginning with the 15 -19 class, construct a frequency table. Using an assumed
mean estimate the mean yield and standard deviation.

12. The following table gives a summary of weights of patients suffering from High
Blood Pressure.

Mass (kg) Frequency

60 − 64 7
65 − 69 16
70 − 74 14
75 − 79 66
80 − 84 35
85 − 89 29
90 − 94 20
95 − 99 13

Find the

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 (i) median
(ii) interquartile range
(iii) mean
(iv) standard deviation

13. The table below gives the quarterly electricity costs for my family during three
successive years. Plot these results on a graph. Calculate the four quarterly
moving averages and plot them on the same graph. Draw straight lines to fit
these averages as closely as possible and use the graph to estimate the rate at
which the costs increasing over the three years.

1st quarter 2nd quarter 3rd quarter 4th quarter

2007 110 80 70 100
2008 125 92 78 105
2009 130 98 82 120

14. The table below shows the number of births at a clinic across all the 12 months
of last year

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept. Oct Nov. Dec
64 61 77 83 79 74 71 70 71 73 71 69

Find the five-monthly moving averages. Plot both the original figures. Estimate
the number of births in the month of January of the following year.

15. A factory uses six raw materials A,B,C,D,E,F to manufacture a toy in the ratios
1 : 2 : 4 : 3 : 2 : 2 : 5 respectively. The prices of the materials in shs per tonne
in the years 2008 and 2009 are given as

Raw material A B C D E F
2008 40000 30000 10000 20000 50000 12000
2009 90000 50000 15000 35000 80000 32000

Taking 2008 as the base year, calculate an index number for the total cost of the
raw materials used in the manufacture of the toy in 2009.

16. The table below gives quarterly sales in millions of shillings at a whole sale store
for the period 2008 to 2010.

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