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Drawing Histograms for Data Analysis

The document provides 17 examples of histograms with accompanying questions or tasks. The histograms illustrate a variety of data sets and statistical concepts. Multiple choice, short answer, and computational questions are included for students to practice analyzing and interpreting histogram data.

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Drawing Histograms for Data Analysis

The document provides 17 examples of histograms with accompanying questions or tasks. The histograms illustrate a variety of data sets and statistical concepts. Multiple choice, short answer, and computational questions are included for students to practice analyzing and interpreting histogram data.

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1. The test scores from the students in a school are summarised in the table.

Draw a histogram for this data.

(3)

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2. The waiting times, h hours, for 40 patients at an accident and emergency
department in one evening is shown below.
lower class
width upperclass
gags
how FD
0.5 0.5 16
05
1 0.5 0.5 20
0.5 14
1.5 6
2 3

Draw a histogram for this data.


a Mean
in model class

class interval
(3)

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3. The salaries, p pounds, of 10950 people in a town is shown below.

Draw a histogram for this data.

(3)

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4. The lengths of 200 fish in a pond, l centimetres, are recorded below.

Draw a histogram for this data.

(3)

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5. The table gives information about the hours Easyair pilots have spent flying, t
hours.

(a) Draw a histogram to show this information.

(3)

(b) Estimate the number of Easyair pilots who have flown under 50 hours.

.........................
(1)

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The histogram shows the distribution of time spent flying by Ryanjet pilots.

(c) Estimate the number of pilots who have flown under 250 hours.

.........................
(2)

(d) Make one comparison between the distribution of time spent flying by pilots
from Easyair and Ryanjet.

.........................................................................................................................

.........................................................................................................................

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(1)

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6. The table gives information about the lengths, l metres, of fish in a pond.

Draw a histogram to show this information.

(3)

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7. Below is a histogram showing information about the weight of parcels.

18
15
12

10

Use the histogram to complete the frequency table.


F D Ew
10

1.5 10 F
15
F 15

(3)

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8. Faq 0 3
Below is a histogram showing information about the value of antiques. 3 0

0.3 300
FF 90

Use the histogram to complete the frequency table.

(3)

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9. A group of students were asked to complete a puzzle.
The histogram shows the distribution of the times taken.

(a) Work out how many students took between 50 and 70 seconds to complete
the puzzle.

.........................
(1)

(b) Calculate an estimate of the number of students who took under 30 seconds
to complete the puzzle.

.........................
(2)

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10. The histogram shows information about the speeds, in miles per hour, that cars
travelled through a village. The speed limit is 60mph.

Work out the percentage of cars that were under the speed limit of 60mph.

.........................
(3)

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11. The histogram shows the ages of visitors to a library on one morning.

What percentage of visitors were over 40 years old?

.........................
(3)

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12. The incomplete table and histogram give some information about the weights
of dogs.

Use the information in the histogram to complete the frequency table.

(2)

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13. The table and histogram give some information about the heights of plants in a
greenhouse.

(a) Use the histogram to complete the frequency table.

(2)

(b) Use the table to complete the histogram.

(2)

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14. The histogram shows information about how far 150 children swam, when trying
to get their swimming certificates.

(a) Complete this frequency table.

(2)

(b) 10% of the swimmers swam further than y metres.


Calculate an estimate of y.

........................
(2)

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15. The histogram shows the speeds in miles per hour of 82 cars on a road.

14 cars were travelling over 50 mph.

Calculate an estimate of the number of cars that were travelling between


42 and 49 mph.

.........................
(4)

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16. The histogram shows the weights in kilograms of 504 athletes.

45 athletes weigh under 60kg.


Calculate an estimate of the number of athletes between 70 and 95kg.

.........................
(4)

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17. The histograms shows information about the time taken by 140 students to
complete a puzzle.

(a) Complete this frequency table.

(2)
(b) Calculate an estimate of the median.

.........................
(3)

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18. The histogram shows the weights of 700 dogs.

(a) Calculate an estimate of the median.

.........................
(3)

(b) Calculate an estimate of the upper quartile.

.........................
(3)

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