Revision: Data Description [STPM 2 1.

The mean and standard deviation of Physics marks for 25 school candidates and 5 private candidates are shown in the table below. School Private candidates candidates Number of 25 5 candidates Mean 55 40 Standard 4 5 deviation Calculate the overall mean and standard deviation of the Physics marks. [Answer: 52.5; 6.98] [STPM 20 2. A sample of 100 fuses, nominally rated at 13 amperes, is tested by passing increasing electric current through them. The current at which they blow are recorded and the following cumulative frequency table is obtained. Currents Cumulative (amperes) frequency <10 0 <11 8 <12 30 <13 63 <14 88 <15 97 <16 99 <17 100 Calculate the estimates of the mean, median and mode. Comment on the distribution. [Answer: 12.65, 12.61, 12.58; positively skewed] [STPM 200 3. The number of teenagers, according to age, that patronize a recreation centre for a certain period of time is indicated in the following table. Age in Years Number of teenagers 12 4 13 10 14 27 15 110 16 212 17 238 18 149 [Age 12 - means age 12 and more but less than 13 years] (a) Display the above data using histogram. (b) Find the median and semi-interquartile range for the age of teenagers who patronize the recreation centre. Give your answer to the nearest months. [Answer: (b) 17 years 1 month, 10 months] [STPM 200 4. The table below shows the number of defective electronic components per lot for 500 lots that have been tested. Numbers of defective 0 1 2 3 components per lot Relative frequency 0.042 0.054 0.392 0.318 Numbers of 6 or defective 4 5 more components per lot Relative frequency 0.148 0.014 0.032 (a) State the mode and the median number of defective electronic components per lot. (b) For the lots with defective components of more than 5, the mean number of defective components per lot is 6.4. Find the mean number of defective electronic components per lot for the given 500 lots. [Answer: (a) 2, 3; (b) 2.7] [STPM 200 5. The number of ships which anchor at a port every week for 26 particular weeks are as follows 32 28 43 21 35 19 25 45 35 32 18 26 30 26 27 38 42 18 37 50 46 23 40 20 29 46 (a) Display the data in a stemplot. (b) Find the median and interquartile range. (c) Draw a boxplot to represent the data. (d) State the shape of the frequency distribution. Give a reason for your answer. [Answer: (b) 31, 15; (d) positively skewed] [STPM 200 6. Show that, for the numbers x1 , x 2 , x3 ,..., x n with mean x , The numbers 4, 6, 12, 5, 7, 9, 5, 11, p, q, where p < q, 2 ( have mean x = 6.9 and x x ) =102.9. Calculate the value of p and q. [Answer: 1, 9] [STPM 200 7. The following data show the masses, in kg, of fish caught by 22 fishermen on a particular day. 23 48 51 25 39 37 41 38 37 20 88 69 22 42 46 23 52 41 40 59 68 59 (a) Display the above data in an ordered stemplot. (b) Find the mean and standard deviation. (c) Find the median and interquartile range. (d) Draw a boxplot to represent the above data. (e) State whether the mean or the median is more suitable as a representative value of the above data. Justify your answer. [Answer: (b) 44, 16.8; (c) 41, 15; (e) median]

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