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4 Averages and comparing data

1 Work out the mean of the numbers in each set.

a 8, 14 .......................

b 2, 8, 14 .......................

c 2, 4, 8, 14 .......................

d 0, 2, 6, 8, 14 .......................

2 Work out the mean of the values in each set.

a 4, 5, 8, 3

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b 5, 7, 9, 11, 13

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c 12, 14, 14, 16, 13, 11, 14, 10

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3 The bar charts show the subjects that Lexi’s friends and Grace’s friends enjoy most.

a Compare the subjects that Lexi’s and Grace’s friends like least.

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b Compare the subjects that Lexi’s and Grace’s friends like most.

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c Which average did you use in part b to compare? .......................

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4 Two people scored these points in various levels of a computer game.
Finn 25, 30, 60, 80, 65, 10
Jayesh 10, 15, 35, 50, 40, 30

a Work out the range for Finn and the range for Jayesh.

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b Work out the mean for Finn and the mean for Jayesh.

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c Use the ranges and means to compare the points scored by Finn and Jayesh.

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5 The table shows the distances in centimetres jumped by two long jumpers.

Ann 635, 512, 482, 620, 448

Ruth 596, 526, 513, 535, 539

a Work out the range for Ann and the range for Ruth.

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b Work out the mean for Ann and the mean for Ruth.

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c Use the ranges and means to compare the points scored by Ann and Ruth.

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1.4 Averages and comparing data
1 A set of data contains four values. The smallest value is 0 and the range is 20.

a What is the smallest possible mean?

b What is the largest possible mean?

c How would your answers change if there were:

i five values .......................

ii six values? .......................

d Write a rule for any number of values.

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2 A set of data contains three positive integer values.

The mode and the median are both 20.

a What is the smallest possible mean? .......................

b How would your answers change if there were:

i four values .......................

ii five values? .......................

c Write a rule for any number of values.

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3 Here are the distances travelled, in km, by some electric cars on a single charge.

201, 210, 190, 185, 210, 172, 17, 218, 187, 192

a Work out the mean, median and mode.

Mean = ..........

Median = .......

Mode = ..........

b Which average best describes the typical distance

an electric car might travel? .......................

c Which value in the data doesn’t fit with the rest of the data set?
Which average, the mean, median or mode, is affected most by this value?

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4 A basketball team has five players.

a Here are the heights, in metres, of Team A that started a match.

2.01, 1.91, 2.06, 2.16, 2.11

i What is the median height? ....................m

ii Work out the range. ....................m

iii Calculate their mean height. ....................m

b The table shows the mean, median and range of the heights for Team B.

Mean (m) Median (m) Range (m)

2.02 2.03 0.1

Compare the heights of the players in the two teams, using:

i the mean

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ii the median

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iii the range.

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c The first player to be substituted for Team A was the player with a height of 1.91 m.
His substitute is 2.12 m tall.
How has this substitution affected the mean, median and range?

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1.4 Averages and comparing data
1 Complete the workings below to find the mean for each set of values.

a 4, 6, 11
(4 + 6 + 11) ÷ 3 = ….. ÷ 3 = .......................

b 3, 10, 5, 2
(….. + ….. + ….. + …..) ÷ 4 = ….. ÷ 4 = .......................

2 Here is a set of values: 11, 5, 8, 0, 6

a Use a calculator to add up the values. .......................

b How many values are there? .......................

c Work out the mean. .......................

3 Four students counted the pens in their pencil cases.

3, 4, 7, 2

a Work out the total number of pens. .......................

b They shared the pens equally. How many pens does each student get? .......................

c What is the mean number of pens? .......................

4 Some students measure their weights.

35 kg, 36 kg, 33 kg, 33 kg, 29 kg, 38 kg

Work out:

a the mode .......................

b the median .......................

c the mean .......................

d the range. .......................

5 Two students record how long they spend on homework each day during a month.
Here are the means and ranges of their times.
Mean Range
Student A 42 minutes 14 minutes
Student B 46 minutes 11 minutes

Circle the correct word(s) to complete each sentence.

a The mean for student A is larger than / smaller than / the same as the mean for student B.

b The range for student A is larger than / smaller than / the same as the range for student B.

c The times for student A are less spread / more spread than the times for student B.

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1.4 Averages and comparing data
Core
1 a 11 b 8 c 7 d 6

2 a 5 b 9 c 13

3 a Lexi’s friends like PE the least but Grace’s friends like Science the least.
b Lexi’s friends like Maths the most but Grace’s friends like English the most.
c mode

4 a Finn’s range = 70, Jayesh’s range = 40

b Finn’s mean = 45, Jayesh’s mean = 30
c On average, Finn’s scores are higher but they are more spread out than Jayesh’s scores.

5 a Anne’s range = 153 cm, Ruth’s range = 83 cm

b Anne’s mean = 539.4cm, Ruth’s mean = 541.8 cm
c On average, Ruth’s distances are longer and they are less spread out than Anne’s distances.

Depth
1 a 5 b 15
c i The smallest possible mean would be 1 lower and the largest possible mean would be 1 higher.
ii The smallest possible mean would be 1 23 lower and the largest possible mean would be 1 23
higher.
d smallest mean = 20 ÷ number of values
largest mean = (number of values − 1) × 20 ÷ number of values

2 a 13 23 b i 15.25 (1, 20, 20, 20) ii 12.4 (1, 1, 20, 20, 20)
c For odd numbers the values are: Subtract 1 from the number and then divide by 2.
Add this number of 1s to one more than this number of 20s.
For even numbers the values are: Divide by 2.
Add one less than this number of 1s to one more than this number of 20s.

3 a mean = 178.2 km, median = 191 km, mode = 210 km

b median
c 17, the mean

4 a i 2.06 m ii 0.25 m iii 2.05 m

b i On average team A is taller.
ii On average team A is taller.
iii The heights of team B are less spread out.
c i The mean is higher (2.09 m), the median is higher (2.11 m) and the range is smaller (0.15 m).

Support
1 a 7 b 5

2 a 30 b 5 c 6

3 a 16 b 4 c 4

4 a 33 kg b 34 kg c 34 kg d 9 kg

5 a smaller b larger c more spread

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