Statistics II Answer

1.

Cumulative
Frequency
n

12

12-n

16

24

30

Number of Pen

Frequency
n

Mode = 3, thus:

12 n 9
n 12 9
n3

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2.
a.

Mark

Frequency (f)

Midpoint (x)

fx

Upper Boundary

65-69

67

201

69.5

70-74

72

288

74.5

75-79

77

385

79.5

80-84

82

574

84.5

85-89

10

87

870

89.5

90-94

92

736

94.5

95-99

97

291

99.5

Total

40

3345

b.i) Modal class : 85-89

ii)

mean

fx 3345 83.625
f 40
2 cm

11

2 cm
10
9

Frequency

7
6
5
4
3
2
1

0
64.5

69.5

74.5

79.5

84.5

Mark

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89.5

94.5

99.5

3.
a.

Mass (kg)

Frequency (f)

Midpoint (x)

Upper Boundary

fx

31-40

35.5

40.5

106.5

41-50

45.5

50.5

227.5

51-60

55.5

60.5

333

61-70

10

65.5

70.5

655

71-80

75.5

80.5

604

81-90

85.5

90.5

427.5

91-100

95.5

100.5

286.5

40
b.

mean

2640

fx 2640 66kg
f 40
2 cm

11

c.

2 cm
10
9
8

Frequency

6
5
4
3
2
1

0
30.5

40.5

50.5

60.5

70.5

Mass (kg)

d.

356
100% 35%
40

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80.5

90.5

100.5

4.
b.

Length (cm)

Frequency (f)

Cumulative
Frequency

Upper Boundary

Midpoint (x)

fx

25-29

29.5

27

108

30-34

34.5

32

160

35-39

18

27

39.5

37

666

40-44

24

51

44.5

42

1008

45-49

20

71

49.5

47

940

50-54

13

84

54.5

52

676

55-59

90

59.5

57

342

90

3900

a.i) Modal class = (40-44) cm

ii)

mean

fx 3900 43.33cm
f 90
2 cm

100

2 cm
90
80

Cumulative Frequency

70
60
50

40
30
20
10
0
19.5

29.5

34.5

39.5

44.5

49.5

Length

d.

40

90
90 54 of cumulative frequency, thus p = 45 cm
100

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54.5

59.5

5.
a.

Length (cm)

Frequency (f)

Midpoint (x)

fx

50-54

52

312

55-59

57

228

60-64

62

372

65-69

67

536

70-74

72

648

75-79

77

539

40
b.

mean

c.

2635

fx 2635 65.88 cm
f 40
2 cm

10

2 cm
9
8
7

Frequency

6
5
4
3
2
1

0
47

52

57

62

67
Length

d.

Modal class = (70-74)cm

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72

77

82

6.
a.

Length (cm)

Frequency (f)

Cumulative
Frequency

Upper Boundary

10-14

14.5

15-19

13

21

19.5

20-24

15

36

24.5

25-29

28

64

29.5

30-34

32

96

34.5

35-39

25

121

39.5

40-44

19

140

44.5

45-49

10

150

49.5

b.i. Upper boundary-lower boundary = 14.5-10.5 = 5 cm

ii.

Modal class = (30-34), Midpoint = 32 cm

160

c.

140

Cumulative Frequency

120

100

80

60

40

20

0
10.5

14.5

19.5

24.5

29.5

34.5

Length

d.i 31 cm
ii.

50 % of the sticks are less than 31 cm in length

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39.5

44.5

49.5