Statistics [41 marks]
1. [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]
2. [Maximum mark: 5]
The following table below shows the marks scored by seven students on two
different mathematics tests.
Let L1 be the regression line of x on y. The equation of the line L1 can be written in
the form x = ay + b.
(a) Find the value of a and the value of b. [2]
(b) Let L2 be the regression line of y on x. The lines L1 and L2 pass
through the same point with coordinates (p , q).
Find the value of p and the value of q. [3]
3. [Maximum mark: 4]
A data set consisting of 16 test scores has mean 14. 5 . One test score
of 9 requires a second marking and is removed from the data set.
Find the mean of the remaining 15 test scores. [4]
4. [Maximum mark: 8]
The following table shows the systolic blood pressures, p mmHg, and the ages, t
years, of 6 male patients at a medical clinic.
(a.i) Determine the value of Pearson’s product‐moment correlation
coefficient, r, for these data. [2]
([Link]) Interpret, in context, the value of r found in part (a) (i). [1]
The relationship between t and p can be modelled by the regression line of p on
t with equation p = at + b .
(b) Find the equation of the regression line of p on t. [2]
A 50‐year‐old male patient enters the medical clinic for his appointment.
(c) Use the regression equation from part (b) to predict this
patient’s systolic blood pressure.
[2]
(d) A 16‐year‐old male patient enters the medical clinic for his
appointment.
Explain why the regression equation from part (b) should not
be used to predict this patient’s systolic blood pressure. [1]
5. [Maximum mark: 9]
A set of data comprises of five numbers x 1 , x2 , x3 , x4 , x5 which have been
placed in ascending order.
(a) Recalling definitions, such as the Lower Quartile is the n+1
th
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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]
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