Question 1 (20 marks) a 147 95 43 127 143 123 83 135 129 185

Using the set of numbers above, determine: i. the mean (1 mark)

ii.

the median

(2 marks)

b The number of enquiries received at the information counter of a garden nursery was recorded for each 15-minute period during 8 opening hours on a particular Saturday. The results are shown below in the form of a frequency distribution. Number of enquiries 2 5 7 10 12 Total i. ii. Complete the table. Calculate the lower quartile (Q1) Frequency 1 4 6 12 9 32 F

(1 mark) (1 mark)

ii.

the upper quartile (Q3)

(1 mark)

iii.

the inter-quartile range (IQR)

(1 mark)

The following frequency distribution gives the ages of a sample of 50 applicants applying for a training program. Age No. of Mid-point(x) fx Cumulative applicants Frequency (f) (F) 20 and under 24 5 24 and under 28 10 28 and under 32 15 32 and under 36 14 36 and under 38 6

i. ii.

Complete the table above Calculate the mean age of the applicants

(3 marks) (2 marks)

iii.

Calculate the median age of the applicants

(2 marks)

iv.

Calculate the mode of the applicants

(2 marks)

v.

Use the mean, median and the mode to sketch the graph of the distribution. (1 mark)

vi.

comment on the skewness of the distribution.

(1 mark)

Question 2 (20 marks) a A market research was interested in the discrepancy in the prices charged by supermarkets for a leading brand of pet food. To check this, he selected a random sample of 10 stores and recorded the price displayed for the same brand of a 400g can. The prices (in sen) were: 89 i. 72 78 82 94 76 78 73 80 88 (1 mark)

Determine the range of this distribution the prices.

ii.

The mean price for this distribution is 81sen . Calculate the mean deviation. (3 marks) x

b The weights (in kg) of a group of randomly chosen KPMB students are shown below. weight (kg) 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 - 90 No. of students f 5 15 23 9 8 x fx

fx2

(4 marks) i. Find the standard deviation of the distribution. (2 marks)

ii. If the mean of the above distribution is 65 kg and the median is 64.35 kg, determine degree of skewness using the Pearson's Measure of Skewness, (2 marks)

iii. Comment on the skewness of the distribution. (1 mark)

A company tested the life of lightbulbs produced by 2 companies. The results are shown below. Lightbulb A 430 25 Lightbulb B 450 52

Mean life (hrs) Standard deviation

i. Calculate the coefficient of variation of Lightbulb A. (2 marks)

ii. Calculate the coefficient of variation of Lightbulb B. (2 marks)

iii. Which lightbulb should the company choose? (1 mark)

iv. Comment on your answer in (iii). (1 mark)