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Julian Cho Technical High School

14 ½ Miles San Antonio Road
Toledo District
Test #3
Statistics

Name: _______________ Date: _______________ Class: _______________

Section I: Multiple Choice; Shade the correct answer for each question below. (1 mark each)

The frequency distribution of the daily wages, in dollars, for a group of workers is shown in
Table 1 below. The table below will be use to answer questions 1, 2 and 3.

Table No.1
Wages ($) No. of workers
45 9
50 12
55 15
60 18
65 10
70 6

1. What is the range in the table above?

a) 24
b) 26
c) 30
d) 43

2. Which is the mode from the table above?

a) 50
b) 55
c) 60
d) 65

3. What is the total amount of workers in the distribution table above?

a) 80
b) 70
c) 100
d) 50

4. Which formula is use to determine the median class?

1
a) 4 n
3
b) 4 n
2 2
c) 4 n
d) ½ (n + 1)

5. Which of the following is a measure of central tendency?

a) Interquartile Range
b) Range
c) Standard deviation
d) Mode
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Section II: Problem solving

Show all working to gain full marks

6. Evaluate the mean of the following numbers: (1 Mark)

162, 160, 163, 160, 165, 167, 170, 167, 174, 176, 178, 179, 178.

7. The marks obtained by 50 students in a test in which the maximum possible mark was 8,
are shown in the table below.
Mark Frequency
1 3
2 1
3 4
4 10
5 15
6 9
7 3
8 5
Calculate:
(i) The mean mark for the frequency distribution (3 Marks)

(ii) The median mark for the frequency distribution (3 Marks)

(iii) The modal mark for the frequency distribution. (1 Mark)

8. Find the median of the following heights which are stated in centimeters:
163, 158, 154, 161, 156, 159, 155 (2 Marks)

9. Determine the modal height of 10 girls shown below: (1 Mark)

153, 156, 154, 161, 148, 155, 154, 152, 149, 154

10. Given the raw data of numbers:

162, 160, 163, 160, 165, 167, 170, 167, 174, 176, 178, 179, 178. Calculate:
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(i) The range (1 Mark)

(ii) The interquartile range (2 Marks)

(iii) The semi-interquartile range (2 Marks)

11. The frequency distribution of the heights of 124 people is shown as follows:
Height (cm) Frequency
151 9
152 11
153 14
154 15
155 23
156 19
157 13
158 9
159 7
160 4

(i) State the range of the heights. (1 Mark)

(ii) Calculate the value of the interquartile range. (4 Marks)

(iii) Calculate the value of the semi-interquartile range. (2 Marks)