MATH INVESTIGATION TASK  

 
MATH INVESTIGATION 2 : 
 
MARKS  LOWEST  HIGHES MID  FREQUE LOWEST  HIGHEST  MID 
POSSIBL T  VALUE  NCY  SCORE *  POSSIBL VALUE 
E MARK  POSSIBL SCORE  FREQUE E  *FREQU
E  NCY  SCORE*F ENCY 
SCORE  REQUEN
CY 

0-9  0  9  4.5  2  0  18  9 

10-19  10  19  14.5  31  310  589  449.5 

20-29  20  29  24.5  73  1460  2117  1788.5 

30-39  30  39  34.5  85  2550  3315  2932.5 

40-49  40  49  44.5  28  1120  1372  1246 

TOTAL        219  5440  7411  6425.5 

 
LOWEST SCORE *  HIGHEST SCORE *  MID VALUE * FREQUENCY 
FREQUENCY  FREQUENCY  CALCULATIONS 
CALCULATIONS  CALCULATIONS  

0*2 = 0  9*2 = 18  4.5*2 = 9 

10*31 = 310  19*31 = 589  14.5*31 = 449.5 

20*73 = 1460  29*73 = 2117  24.5*73 = 1788.5 

30*85 = 2550  39*85 = 3315  34.5*85 = 2932.5 

40*28 = 1120  49*28 = 1372  44.5*28 = 1246 

 
MEAN CALCULATIONS 

MEAN FOR LOWEST SCORE = 5440/219 = 24.84 

MEAN FOR HIGHEST SCORE = 7411/219 = 33.84 

MEAN FOR MID VALUE SCORE = 6425.5/219 = 29.34 

 
 
1) THE MEAN SCORE OF STUDENTS IN THE PHYSICS EXAM MUST BE AT LEAST ​24.84 
 
2) THE MEAN SCORE OF STUDENTS IN THE PHYSICS EXAM MUST AT MOST BE ​33.84 
 
3) THE MEAN SCORE OF STUDENTS IN THE PHYSICS EXAM WAS APPROXIMATELY ​29.34 
and there is a variation of ​4.5​ with the upper and lower limit of the mean data set.  
 
MATH INVESTIGATION 3 : 
 
 
1)  
SCHOOL  MEAN CALCULATION  MEDIAN 

A  (7+7+7+7+7) / 5 =   SCHOOL A SCORES : 7, 7,​ 7​, 

35/5 = 7  7, 7 
 
WITH 5 TERMS, THE THIRD 
TERM IS THE MEDIAN 
THEREFORE, 7 IS THE 
MEDIAN. 

B  (5+6+7+8+9) / 5 =    
35/5 = 7   
SCHOOL B SCORES : 5, 6, ​7​, 
8, 9 
 
WITH 5 TERMS, THE THIRD 
TERM IS THE MEDIAN 
THEREFORE, 7 IS THE 
MEDIAN. 

C  (3+5+7+9+11) / 5 =   SCHOOL C SCORES : 3, 5, ​7​, 

35/5 = 7  9, 11 
 
WITH 5 TERMS, THE THIRD 
TERM IS THE MEDIAN 
THEREFORE, 7 IS THE 
MEDIAN. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2) 
 
X̄ = 7 
 
SCHOOL A :  
SCORE (X​i​)  ​ ̄) 
Deviation ( X​i - x Square of deviation ( Xi − x̄)2  

7  0  0 

7  0  0 

7  0  0 

7  0  0 

7  0  0 

7  0  0 

SUM  0  0 
 
SCHOOL B : 
SCORE (X​i​)  ​ ̄) 
Deviation ( X​i - x Square of deviation ( Xi − x̄)2  

5  -2  4 

6  -1  1 

7  0  0 

8  1  1 

9  2  4 

SUM  0  10 
 
SCHOOL C: 
SCORE (X​i​)  ​ ̄) 
Deviation ( X​i - x Square of deviation ( Xi − x̄)2  

3  -4  16 

5  -2  4 

7  0  0 

9  2  4 

11  4  16 

SUM  0  40 
 
 
3)  
 

SCHOOL   VARIANCE = Σ( Xi − x̄)2 /N   STANDARD DEVIATION  

= √Σ( Xi − x̄) 2
/N  

A  Σ( Xi − x̄)2 /N   
2
√Σ( Xi − x̄)
/N   2

Σ( Xi − x̄) = 0    
N = 5  √0  
VARIANCE = 0/5 = 0  STANDARD DEVIATION = 0 

B   Σ( Xi − x̄)2 /N   
2
√Σ( Xi − x̄) 2
/N  
Σ( Xi − x̄) = 10    
N = 5  √2  
VARIANCE = 10/5 = 2  STANDARD DEVIATION = 1.414 

C  Σ( Xi − x̄)2 /N   
2
√Σ( Xi − x̄)
/N   2

Σ( Xi − x̄) = 40    
N = 5  √8  
VARIANCE = 40/5 = 8  STANDARD DEVIATION = 2.828 
 
4) 
When we look at School A’s scores, there is no variance or standard deviation as the data from 
school A does not vary and all the scores are identical to one another.  
 
When we look at School B’s scores, there is a variance of 2 with a standard deviation of 1.414, the 
scores are not identical to each other like in School A’s scores thus the greater variance and 
standard deviation.  
 
When we look at School C’s scores, there is a variance of 8 with a standard deviation of 2.828, 
this set of data has the greatest difference when the 5 data values are compared to each other, 
thus having the greatest variance and standard deviation in all of the schools 
 
5)  
MEAN CALCULATIONS 

HIGHER CLASS SCORES = 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 

 
MEAN = (5+7+9+11+13) / 5 
 
= 45/5 
 
= 9 
 
 
 HIGHER CLASS SCORES (X​i​)  ​ ̄) 
Deviation ( X​i - x Square of deviation ( Xi − x̄)2  

5  -4  16 

7  -2  4 

9  0  0 

11  2  4 

13  4  16 

SUM  0  40 
 
 
SCHOOL   VARIANCE = Σ( Xi − x̄)2 /N   STANDARD DEVIATION  
= √Σ( Xi − x̄) 2
/N  

HIGHER LEVEL C  Σ( Xi − x̄)2 /N   

2
√Σ( Xi − x̄)
/N  2

Σ( Xi − x̄) = 40    
N = 5  √8  
VARIANCE = 40/5 = 8  STANDARD DEVIATION = 2.828 

 
By increasing each of the score values, the mean of the data increases by 2 from 7 to 9. The 
variation and standard deviation however remain the same even with the increase of each score 
by 2.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6) 
 
MEAN CALCULATIONS 

TEACHERS SCORES FROM SCHOOL B = 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 

 
MEAN = (10+12+14+16+18) / 5 
 
= 70/5 
 
= 14 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
SCORE (X​i​)  ​ ̄) 
Deviation ( X​i - x Square of deviation ( Xi − x̄)2  

10  -4  16 

12  -2  4 

14  0  0 

16  2  4 

18  4  16 

SUM  0  40 
 
 
SCHOOL   VARIANCE = Σ( Xi − x̄)2 /N   STANDARD DEVIATION  
= √Σ( Xi − x̄) 2
/N  

TEACHERS OF SCHOOL B  Σ( Xi − x̄)2 /N   

2
√Σ( Xi − x̄) 2
/N  
Σ( Xi − x̄) = 40    
N = 5  √8  
VARIANCE = 40/5 = 8  STANDARD DEVIATION = 2.828 

 
By doubling each of the scores from School B, the mean value of the data increases from 7 to 14. 
The square of deviation increases from 10 to 40. With the increase in the square of deviation, the 
variance increases from 2 to 8. 
The standard deviation increases from 1.414 to 2.828.