QUESTION 4

4.1 The number of people vaccinated at a vaccination site in KwaZulu-Natal for a period
of 15 consecutive days are recorded below:

Day 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Number of
50 60 85 66 70 100 62 71 68 52 72 58 95 65 68
vaccinations

The following statistics are part of the five-number summary for the data.

Minimum = 50 Maximum = 100 Lower quartile = 60 Upper Quartile = 72

4.1.1 Determine the median of the data. (2)

4.1.2 Determine the lower and upper fences. (4)

4.1.3 Construct the box-and-whisker plot for the data on ANSWER SHEET 1
(attached) clearly showing the five-number summary, the fences and any
outliers. (5)

4.1.4 Identify all outliers for the data. (2)

4.1.5 Give ONE reason for any of the outliers. (1)

4.2 The table below shows the total number of days attended by a class of 90 part-time
students:

Number of Frequency Midpoint < Cumulative

𝐟𝐢 𝐱 𝐢
days 𝐟𝐢 𝐱𝐢 frequency
0 ≤ 𝑥 < 10 4 5 20 4
10 ≤ 𝑥 < 20 21 15 (a) (f)
20 ≤ 𝑥 < 30 32 25 (b) (g)
30 ≤ 𝑥 < 40 20 35 (c) (h)
40 ≤ 𝑥 < 50 11 45 (d) (i)
50 ≤ 𝑥 < 60 2 55 (e) (j)
TOTAL ∑ fi = 90 ∑ fi xi = 2 440

4.2.1 Draw a histogram for the data on ANSWER SHEET 1 (attached). (4)

4.2.2 Complete the table by filling in missing values on ANSWER SHEET 2

(attached). (5)

4.2.3 Calculate the estimate of the mean. (2)

 4.2.5 fm − fm−1
The formula Mo = l + × c is used to calculate the estimate
2fm − fm−1 − fm+1
of the mode.

The modal class is identified as 20 ≤ 𝑥 < 30 and fm+1 = 20.

Determine the estimate of the mode. (3)

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SOLUTIONS

QUESTION 4

4.1 4.1.1 50 52 58 60 62 65 66 68 68 70 71 72 85 95 100

Position of median = 8✓
Median = 68✓ Answer only 2 marks (2)

4.1.2 Lower fence = Q1 − 1,5(Q3 − Q1 )

= 60 − 1,5(72 − 60)✓
= 42✓
Upper fence = Q3 + 1,5(Q3 − Q1 )
= 72 + 1,5(72 − 60)✓
= 90✓ (4)

4.1.3 Outliers

40 50 60 70 80 90 100

1 mark outliers 95 and 100

1 mark fences at 42 and 90
1 mark minimum at 50
1 mark new maximum at 85
1 mark box (𝑄1 , 𝑄2 and 𝑄3 ) (5)

4.1.4 Day 6 and day 13✓✓

Also mark 95 and 100 (2)

4.1.5 • It was the weekend, thus more people had time.

• Vaccination sites opened late. (Any relevant answer) (1)
4.2 4.2.1

(4)
4.2.2 Number of Frequency Midpoint 𝒇𝒊 𝒙𝒊 <
days 𝒇𝒊 𝒙𝐢 Cumulative
frequency
0 ≤ 𝑥 < 10 4 5 20 4
10 ≤ 𝑥 < 20 21 15 315 25✓
20 ≤ 𝑥 < 30 32 25 800 57✓
30 ≤ 𝑥 < 40 20 35 700 77✓
40 ≤ 𝑥 < 50 11 45 495 88
50 ≤ 𝑥 < 60 2 55 110 90
TOTAL ∑ fi = 90 ∑ fi xi =
2 440 (5)

4.2.3 ∑ fi xi
̅=
X
∑ fi

2 440
=
90

= 27,111✓ (2)

4.2.5 fm − fm−1
Mo = l + ×c
2fm − fm−1 − fm+1
32−21
= 20 + 2 × 32 − 21 − 20 × 10✓

= 24,783✓ (3)
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