STATS [60 marks]
1. [Maximum mark: 8]
Consider a sequence of ten rectangular picture frames F1, F2, ... , F9, F10.
Picture frame F1 has width 4 cm and height 5 cm.
The width and height of picture frame Fn, are each increased by 50 % to
generate the width and height of the next picture frame Fn+1, for n +
∈ Z ,
1 ≤ n ≤ 9.
(a.i) Show that the area of picture frame Fn is 20( 94 )
n−1
cm
2
. [2]
([Link]) Hence, find the mean area of the ten picture frames, giving your
a
9
answer in the form p(( 4 ) − 1) cm
2
, where p ∈ Q ,
+
a ∈ Z
+
. [3]
(b) Find the median area of the ten picture frames, giving your
4
answer in the form q( 94 ) cm
2
, where q ∈ Q
+
. [3]
2. [Maximum mark: 7]
The marks obtained by students in a class quiz are shown in the
following table where p, q ∈ Z
+
.
The mean and variance of the marks are 31 and 124 respectively.
[7]
Find the value of p and the value of q.
3. [Maximum mark: 6]
Claire rolls a six-sided die 16 times.
The scores obtained are shown in the following frequency table.
It is given that the mean score is 3.
(a) Find the value of p and the value of q. [5]
Each of Claire’s scores is multiplied by 10 in order to determine the final score for
a game she is playing.
(b) Write down the mean final score. [1]
4. [Maximum mark: 15]
A large company surveyed 160 of its employees to find out how much time they
spend traveling to work on a given day. The results of the survey are shown in
the following cumulative frequency diagram.
(a) Find the median number of minutes spent traveling to work. [2]
(b) Find the number of employees whose travelling time is within
15 minutes of the median. [3]
Only 10% of the employees spent more than k minutes traveling to work.
(c) Find the value of k. [3]
The results of the survey can also be displayed on the following box-and-
whisker diagram.
(d) Write down the value of b. [1]
(e.i) Find the value of a. [2]
([Link]) Hence, find the interquartile range. [2]
(f ) Travelling times of less than p minutes are considered outliers.
Find the value of p. [2]
5. [Maximum mark: 9]
A set of data comprises of five numbers x1 , x2, x3, x4, x5 which have been
placed in ascending order.
(a) Recalling definitions, such as the Lower Quartile is the n+1
th
4
piece of data with the data placed in order, find an expression
for the Interquartile Range. [2]
(b) Hence, show that a data set with only 5 numbers in it cannot
have any outliers. [5]
(c) Give an example of a set of data with 7 numbers in it that does
have an outlier, justify this fact by stating the Interquartile
Range. [2]
6. [Maximum mark: 15]
The principal of a high school is concerned about the effect social media use
might be having on the self-esteem of her students. She decides to survey a
random sample of 9 students to gather some data. She wants the number of
students in each grade in the sample to be, as far as possible, in the same
proportion as the number of students in each grade in the school.
(a) State the name for this type of sampling technique. [1]
The number of students in each grade in the school is shown in table.
(b.i) Show that 3 students will be selected from grade 12. [3]
([Link]) Calculate the number of students in each grade in the sample. [2]
In order to select the 3 students from grade 12, the principal lists their names in
alphabetical order and selects the 28th, 56th and 84th student on the list.
(c) State the name for this type of sampling technique. [1]
Once the principal has obtained the names of the 9 students in the random
sample, she surveys each student to find out how long they used social media
the previous day and measures their self-esteem using the Rosenberg scale. The
Rosenberg scale is a number between 10 and 40, where a high number
represents high self-esteem.
(d.i) Calculate Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficient, r. [2]
([Link]) Interpret the meaning of the value of r in the context of the
principal’s concerns. [1]
([Link]) Explain why the value of r makes it appropriate to find the
equation of a regression line. [1]
(e) Another student at the school, Jasmine, has a self-esteem value
of 29.
By finding the equation of an appropriate regression line,
estimate the time Jasmine spent on social media the previous
day. [4]
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