Maths Quest Maths B Year 11 for Queensland Chapter 10 Summary statistics WorkSHEET 10.

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WorkSHEET 10.2 Summary statistics Name: ___________________________

1 In order to compare two textbooks, a teacher (a) Text A x = 58.6  = 25.1 6

recommends one book to one class and another Text B x = 62.55,  = 11.8
book to another class. At the end of the year the
classes are each tested; the results are detailed (b) The class that used Text B, because of the
below. higher mean.

Text A (c) The class that used Text B, because of the

44 52 95 76 13 94 83 72 55 81 22 25 64 lower standard deviation.
72 35 48 56 59 84 98 84 21 35 69 28

Text B
65 72 48 63 68 59 68 62 75 79 81 72 64
53 58 59 64 66 68 42 37 39 55 58 52 82
79 55

(a) Calculate the mean and standard

deviation for each group.
(b) Which class performed better?
(c) Which class was more consistent?

2 The box-and-whisker plot drawn below shows 4

the marks achieved by students in a class, on
their end of year exam. (a) Median = 72
(b) Lower quartile = 63
Upper quartile = 77
Interquartile range = 77 – 63
= 14
(a) State the median. (c) Top mark = 92
(b) Find the interquartile range.
(c) What was the highest mark in the class?

3 The figures below show the number of vehicles Lower limit = 82 4

that pass through a particular intersection Lower quartile = 84
between 4:00 pm and 5:00 pm over a two-week Median = 89
period Upper quartile = 95
Upper limit = 114
88 92 114 82 94 83 84
85 85 90 95 82 95 103
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4 The data below show monthly rainfall in 5

millimetres.

Jan. 10
Feb. 12
Mar. 21
Apr. 23
May 39
June 22
July 15
Aug. 11
Sept. 22
Oct. 37
Nov. 45
Dec. 30

Draw a box-and-whisker plot of the data.

5 The number of points scored in each match by Key 3 | 4 = 34 3

two Rugby Union teams are shown below.
Team 1 Team 2
Team 1 : 34 32 24 25 8 18 17 23 29 40 8|0|79
19 42 987|1|
9543|2|01347
Team 2 : 23 20 35 21 46 7 9 24 27 38 42|3|058
41 30 20|4|16

Display these sets of data in a back-to-back

stem-and-leaf plot.

6 In a class of 30 students there are 15 boys and Key 1.6 | 5 = 1.65 3

15 girls. Their heights are measured and are
listed below. Boys Girls
9 9 7 | 1.5 | 1 2 5 6 7 8 8
Boys: 1.65, 1.71, 1.59, 1.74, 1.66, 1.69, 1.72 9 8 6 6 5 5 4 0 | 1.6 | 4 4 6 7 8 9 9
1.66, 1.65, 1.64, 1.68, 1.74, 1.57, 1.59 4 4 2 1 | 1.7 | 0
1.60

Girls: 1.66, 1.69, 1.58, 1.55, 1.51, 1.56, 1.64,

1.69, 1.70, 1.57, 1.52, 1.58, 1.64, 1.68
1.67

Display this information in a back-to-back

stem-and-leaf plot.
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7 The boxplot below shows Emma’s performance (a) Physics x = 71 8

in her physics and chemistry exams. Chemistry x = 72
(b) Physics range = 90 – 50
= 40
Chemistry range = 83 – 30
= 53
(c) Physics interquartile range = 76 – 66
(a) State the median mark for each subject. = 10
(b) Find the range of marks in each subject. Chemistry interquartile range = 74 – 71
=3
(c) Find the interquartile range for each
subject. (d) Emma performed slightly better in
Chemistry, as indicated by the slightly
(d) In which subject did Emma perform higher median and greater consistency as
better? Explain your answer. shown by the low interquartile range

8 The stem-and-leaf plot below is used to display (a) Ford median = 15 6

the number of vehicles sold by the Ford and Holden median = 16
Holden dealerships in a Sydney suburb each
week for a three month period. (b) Ford range = 30 – 4
= 26
Key: 1 | 5 = 15 Holden range = 35 – 3
Ford Holden = 33
74|0|39
952210|1|111668 (c) Ford : Lower quartile = 1.05
8544|2|2279 Upper quartile = 2.45
0|3|5 Interquartile range = 2.45 – 1.05
= 1.4
(a) State the median of both distributions.
(d) Holden : Lower quartile = 1.1
(b) Calculate the range of both distributions.
Upper quartile = 2.45
(c) Calculate the interquartile range of both Interquartile range = 2.45 – 1.1
distributions. = 1.35
(d) Show both distributions on a box-and-
whisker plot. (e)
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9 The data below show the weekly incomes for a 8

sample of Year 11 boys and girls. (a) Boys x = $106.36
Girls x = $97.78
Boys : $80 $110 $75 $130 $90 $125
$100 $100 $95 $115 $150 (b) Boys s = 22.48
Girls s = 59.27
Girls : $50 $80 $75 $90 $60 $250
$80 $100 $95 (c) Boys have a higher average weekly
income as indicated by the higher mean.
(a) Find the mean of each data set.
(b) Find the standard deviation of each data (d) Boys have a more consistent weekly
set. income as indicated by the lower standard
deviation.
(c) Discuss whether boys or girls have a
higher average weekly income.
(d) Discuss whether boys or girls have a
more consistent weekly income.

10 Use the data in question 9 to draw a parallel 4

boxplot of the data clearly showing any
outliers.

Boys: Lowest score = 75

Lower quartile = 90
Median = 100
Upper quartile = 115
Highest score = 150

Girls: Lowest score = 50

Lower quartile = 67.5
Median = 80
Upper quartile = 97.5
Highest value = 100 (ignoring outlier)
Outlier = 250