Unit 1

Worksheet 2.1–2.6 Worksheet 2.7

1 4y + x 1 a 8 eggs b 8 eggs c 7.8 eggs
2 –28 2 a 1 sibling b 2 siblings c 2 siblings
3 a 16 b8 c 36 d i No effect ii No effect
d7 e 38 f 15 iii The mean will increase to 2.03
4 a £6.50 b £7.00 c £8.00 3 a £240 b £300 c £431
5 Advantages: Finding the mode requires no calculation. The d The mean is a bit high, so it would be better to use the
mode is the only average that can be found for qualitative median. (The mode is unsuitable as it is the lowest wage.)
data.
Disadvantages: There may be more than one mode, or no Worksheet 2.8–2.9
mode at all. The mode may be at one end of the data, rather 1 a 15–17 b 15–17 c 14.32
than in the middle. 2 a 95–99 b 95–99 c 96.6 kg
6 Advantages: There is only one median. The median is not 3 a 3.0  w  3.5 b 3.0  w  3.5 c 3.06 kg
affected by extreme values.
Disadvantages: If there are a lot of values, it is time- Worksheet 2.10
consuming to put them in order. If there are small gaps
1 a 37, 45, 46, 47, 49, 51, 53, 55, 56, 57, 58 b 51
between the values at one end of the data, and large gaps
c 21 d 46 e 56 f 10
at the other end, the median will not truly be in the middle.
2 a 14 b 25 c 12, 28 d 16
The median may give an answer that is not a possible data
3 a 9 b 45 c 8, 11 d 3
value (e.g. a shoe size of 3 41 ). 4 a 9 b 10 c9 d 7, 14
7 Advantages: There is only one mean. When there are no e 7 f 14
extreme values, the mean is the most accurate average.
Disadvantages: The mean is affected by extreme values.
The mean may give an answer that is not a possible data
value (e.g. 2.8 children).
8 a5 b7 c 10 d Median
e The mean and mode will stay the same. The median
will increase to 7.5.
9 11
10 a £10 b The mean will stay the same.
11 a 7.29 b 2197 c 4.7 d 15
12 a £51 b £50.40 c £10.08
13 a 2 b 1.85 (3 sf)
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