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Statistics - Test Paper

The document is a test for Class 8 IGCSE Mathematics focusing on statistics, data representation, and pie charts. It consists of three sections with various questions that require calculations of mean, median, mode, and graphical representations of data. The total duration of the test is 1 hour and 30 minutes, with a total of 60 marks available.

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Statistics - Test Paper

The document is a test for Class 8 IGCSE Mathematics focusing on statistics, data representation, and pie charts. It consists of three sections with various questions that require calculations of mean, median, mode, and graphical representations of data. The total duration of the test is 1 hour and 30 minutes, with a total of 60 marks available.

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SCOOPLOGIC CLASSES

Class 8 – IGCSE Mathematics


Chapter Test: Statistics
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Marks: 60
Instructions:
1. Answer all questions.
2. Show full working where necessary.
3. Diagrams are not drawn to scale.
4. Calculators may be used.

Section A – Core Skills (20 marks)

1. The following data shows the number of books read by 40 students in one year:

Number of books​ 0​ 1​ 2​ 3​ 4​ 5​ 6

Frequency ​ 3​ 5​ 8​ 10​ 7​ 5​ 2

a) Calculate the mean number of books read. (3)


b) Find the median. (2)
c) State the mode. (1)

2. Find the mean, median and mode of:

3, 7, 4, 8, 8, 5, 6, 7, 9, 4 (6 marks)

3. Find the range, lower quartile, upper quartile and interquartile range of:

4, 7, 9, 15, 21, 32, 38 (6 marks)

Section B – Data Representation (20 marks)

4. The table shows the number of children playing different sports:

Sport. ​ Rugby​ Tennis ​Hockey Netball. Football Squash

Number​ 20​ 40. 35​ 10 ​ 50​ 15

a) Draw a bar chart to represent the data. (4)


b) Which sport has the fewest players? (1)
c) How many children are playing in total? (2)
d) How many more football players are there than tennis players? (1)
5. A survey of favourite foods was carried out.

Adults:
Curry: 12
Kebabs: 15
Dhal: 8
Children:
Curry: 9
Kebabs: 12
Dhal: 16

a) Construct a two-way table. (3)


b) Draw a dual bar chart to represent the data. (4)
c) Which group prefers kebabs more? (1)

Section C – Pie Charts & Interpretation (20 marks)

6. A total of 36 students signed up for after-school clubs:

Club​ Drama​Clay Workshop Creative Writing. Debate. Orchestra

No.​ 5​ 7​ 11​ 4​ 9

a) Calculate the angle for each sector of a pie chart. (5)


b) Which club has the largest proportion? (1)

7. A firm sold products in four countries:


Spain – 5%
France – 15%
Germany – 15%
UK – 65%
a) Calculate the angle for each country on a pie chart. (4)
b) Which country accounts for more than half of sales? (1)

8. The graph below shows a company’s profits (in thousands) over five months.
The vertical axis starts at 130 instead of 0.
a) In what way is the graph misleading? (3)
b) Why can starting the axis at 130 exaggerate changes? (2)

Total: 60 marks

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