NAME:………………………………………………………….
ADMNO:………………
NJONJO GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL
WAITHAKA REVISION SERIES
STATISTICS II
1. Calculate the standard deviation for the following set of data (3 marks)
34, 61, 49, 57, 53, 37, 59
2. Using an assumed mean of 50, calculate the standard deviation of the marks obtained in a test
recorded as follows: 50, 52, 45, 40, 55, 51 56, 48, 55, 60 (2 marks)
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3. The table below shows the masses in kg of some form three students in a school.
Mass 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-99
No. of 5 12 15 28 8 4 6 2
students
a) i) State the median class and the modal frequency. (1mark)
ii) Using an assumed mean of 54.5, calculate the mean mass. (5marks)
b) Calculate the standard deviation of the data, give your answer correct to 2 decimal places. (3marks)
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4. The table below shows the distribution of ages in years of 50 adults who attended a clinic:-
Age 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 71-80
Frequency 15 11 17 4 2 1
(a) State the median class (1mark)
(b) Using a working mean of 45.5, calculate:-
(i) the mean age (3marks)
(ii) the standard deviation (3marks)
(iii) Calculate the 6th decile. (3marks)
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5. In a maths test, 40 students scored the following marks.
43 72 39 66 59 47 56 38 58 57
63 50 64 57 56 66 61 32 78 46
29 32 45 80 55 82 53 63 46 64
52 45 39 72 58 71 61 70 41 40
a) Make a frequency distribution table using a class interval of size 5 and (25-29) as the first class.
(2marks)
b) Calculate the,
(i) Modal class
(1mark)
(ii) Mean (4marks)
(iii) Median (3marks)
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6. The masses to the nearest kg of 65 patients who attended a medical clinic are as shown in the table
below.
Mass (kg) 26-30 31-35 36-40 13 20 41-45 46-50 51-55
Frequency 9 13 20 15 6 2
(f)
Calculate
a) the mean mass of the patients (4marks)
b) i) the variance mass (4marks)
ii) the standard deviation (2mark)
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7. Seeds are collected and weighed to the nearest gram. The frequency distribution is given below.
mass 10-13 14-17 18-21 22-25 26-29 30-33 34-37
(gram)
Number of 20 25 32 48 35 27 23
seed pods
Calculate to 2 decimal place
(a) Using an assumed mean of 23.5, Calculate the mean height to 2 decimal places (4 marks)
(i) Calculate the standard deviation (3 marks)
(b) Calculate the median height (3 marks)
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8. The heights of 100 maize plants were measured to the nearest centimeter and the results recorded in
the late below
heights frequency d d2 Fd Fd2 Cf
25-29 5 -15
30-34 12 17
35-39 18 -1 1 -18 35
40-44 30 0 0 0 65
45-49 17 82
50-54 11 2
55-59 7 3 100
a) Complete the table. (2 marks)
b) Calculate to the two decimal places.
i) Mean (3 marks)
ii) The standard deviation (3 marks)
iii) The median (3 marks)
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9. The table below shows marks scored by 42 students in a test.
Marks 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 65-74 75-84 85-94
No. of 4 5 8 11 9 4 1
students
(a) State the modal class and modal frequency for the data above. (2 marks)
(b) Using the assumed mean of 59.5, calculate,
(i) The mean (4marks)
(ii)The variance (3marks)
(iii) The standard deviation (1mark)
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10. The table below shows the marks scored in a maths test by form four students in a certain school.
Marks 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79
No. of 2 5 10 12 8 3
students
a) State the modal class and the modal frequency. (2marks)
b) By using the assumed mean of 44.5, calculate the
i) Mean (3marks)
ii) Variance (3marks)
iii) Standard deviation (2 marks)
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11. The table below shows the distribution of marks of 40 candidates in a test.
Marks 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 71-80 81-90 91-100
Frequenc 2 2 3 x 12 5 2 3 1 1
y
a) Find the value of x (1 mark)
x−A
b) (1) Using an assumed mean of 55.5 and d = find the actual mean. (3 marks)
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(ii) Calculate the median (2 marks)
c) Calculate the standard deviation. (3 marks)
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12. The masses of 40 pupils in a school were recorded as follows.
Mass in kg 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69
No of pupils 6 13 11 6 3 1
Calculate
a) Mean mass if the assumed mean is 34.5kg (3marks)
b) The interquartile range of the data (2marks)
c) The standard deviation of the data (5marks)
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13. The table below shows the number of defective bolts from 40 samples.
No. of 0 1 2 3 4 5
defective
bolts (x)
Frequency 20 8 6 4 1 1
(y)
Calculate the
a) mean (3marks)
b) standard deviation (3marks)
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14. Below is the histogram representing marks obtained by students in Mathematics test
a) Develop a frequency distribution table for the data (4 Marks)
b) Estimate the mean (3 Marks)
c) Calculate the standard deviation (3 Marks)
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15. The mean and standard deviation of the marks scored by a group of 10 students was found to be 47 and
11 respectively. An eleventh student had a score of 58 marks. Calculate the mean and standard deviation of
the 11 students. (4marks)
17. The marks scored by 100 students in Mathematics examination were recorded as follows:
Marks 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79
Cumulative 10 17 37 67 82 97 100
frequency
By using an assumed mean of 44.5
(b) Calculate
i) Mean (5 marks)
ii) Variance (3 marks)
iii)Standard deviation (2mark)
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