Topic: Statistics

Name : Abdul Rehman Grade : 8

1. The following table shows the distribution of marks of some students who took part in
science quiz.

Marks Tally Lower class Upper class Frequency

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56 – 60 //// //
61 – 65 //// //
66 – 70 ////
71 – 75 //// ////
76 – 80 ////
81 – 85 ////
86 – 90 //
91 – 95 ///
96 – 100 ///

a. Copy and complete the table

b. Calculate the mean and the mode.

2. The length, in mm, of 48 rubber tree leaves are given below.

137 152 127 147 141 157 132 153 166 147 136 134
146 142 162 169 149 135 166 157 141 146 147 148
163 133 148 150 136 127 162 152 143 138 142 153
145 154 144 126 139 126 158 147 136 144 159 161

Copy and complete the following table:

Lengths ( x mm) Tally Frequency

125< x≤130
130< x≤135
135< x≤140
140< x≤145
145< x≤150
150< x≤155
155< x≤160
160< x≤165
165< x≤170

a. Calculate the mean and the mode.

b. Use the histogram in exercise 4) to calculate the mode.

3. The waiting times, x minutes, for 60 patients at a certain clinic are as follows:

25 12 53 8 26 5 19 73 67 18 87 42
6 21 14 19 12 15 13 36 36 16 72 36
13 37 11 51 39 32 30 47 6 22 68 25
98 23 45 22 7 9 26 35 27 48 58 56
29 20 32 62 80 41 58 17 54 15 14 74
 a. Using the frequency table in exercise 4), calculate the mean.
b. Using the histogram in exercise 4), calculate the mode.

4.
The weights, in kg, of 80 members of a Weight ( x Number of members
sports club were measured and recorded kg)
as shown in the table. 40<x ≤50 7
a. Calculate the mean. 50< x≤60 10
b. Calculate the mode.
60< x≤70 14
70< x≤80 27
80<x≤90 12
90<x≤100 6
100<x≤110 4

5. The marks scored in a test by 500 children are given in the following table:

Marks ( x ) Number of children

60< x≤80 81
80< x≤100 103
100< x≤120 127
120< x≤140 99
140< x≤160 90
a. Using an assumed mean of 110, calculate the mean mark.
b. Calculate the mode.

6. Thirty bulbs were life-tested and their lifespan to the nearest hour are as follows:

167 171 179 167 171 165 175 179 169 171
177 169 171 177 173 165 175 167 174 177
172 164 175 179 179 174 174 168 171 168

a. Find the mean of lifespan by dividing their sum by 30.

b. Find the mean of lifespan by grouping the lifespan using class intervals 164 – 166,
167 – 169, and so on.
c. Find the mode of lifespan by looking the data.
d. Find the mode of lifespan by grouping data at b).

7. In an examination taken by 400 students, the scores were as shown in the following
distribution table:

Marks Frequency Find :

1 – 10 8 a. The mode
11 – 20 14 b. The mean
21 – 30 32
31 – 40 56
41 – 50 102
51 – 60 80
61 – 70 54
71 – 80 30
81 – 90 16
91 – 100 8

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 STATISTICS
Q1. Find the mean, median, mode, and range of each set of data set of data
A. 1 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5
B. 3.2 4.8 5.6 5.6 7.3 8.9 9.1
C. 1 2 3 4 4 3 2 4 2 3 6 4 0
D. 17 23 36 112 18 23 40 23
E. 1 2 0 2 1 0 2 3 4 1 5 0 3 2 1

Q2. Two discus throwers keep a record of their best throws (in metres) in the last ten
competitions.
Discus thrower A 32 34 32 33 35 35 32 36 36 35

Discus thrower B 32 30 38 38 33 34 36 38 34 32

As a coach, you can only choose one of them for the next competition.
Which would you choose? Justify your choice mathematically.
Q3. The mean mass of the 15 players in a rugby team is 85.2kg. The mean mass of the team
plus a substitute is 85.4kg. What is the mass of the substitute?
Q4. After 8 matches a basketball player has a mean of 27 points. After ten matches his mean
was 31 points. How many points in total did he score in his last two matches?
Q5. A factory makes tins of tomatoes. On the average, a full can should weigh 410g. A sample
of 20 cans is tested. The weights are shown below.
410 410 411 412 408 411 409 414 416 410
410 412 413 415 410 415 409 410 412 411
Does the canning machine need to be adjusted ? Give reasons for your answer

Q6. This frequency table shows the numbers of fish caught by the competitors in fishing
competition over a two hours period.
Calculate:
a) the mean number of fish caught per Number of fish Frequency
competitor. 0 6
b) the modal number of fish caught. 1 20
2 45
3 70
Q7. A DVD rental store keeps a record of the 4 35
number of DVDS each customer rent over a 5 10
one-week period. The result is shown in the 6 2
table below.
Calculate:
a) The mean number of DVDS rented per Number of DVDs Frequency
1 20
2 65
3 110
4 30
3 5 4
person.
b) The modal number of DVDS rented.

Q8. The number of passenger in cars and minibuses driving past a school gate one morning
were recorded. The results of the survey are shown in the table.
The total number of vehicles surveyed was 40
Calculate:
a) Calculate the frequency of the vehicles with four passengers
b) The mean number of number of passengers carried
in the vehicles was 2.75. Number of Frequency
Calculate the number of passengers represented by passengers
y in the table 0 6
c) Deduce the modal number of passengers carried. 1 4
2 8
3 10
4 X
Q9. Copy each of these frequency tables, and use y 2
them to:
a) Calculate the mean,
b) Work out the median,
c) Find the mode

For each of the data set.

i.
Data Value Frequency
100 7
110 10
120 15
130 2
140 6
150 3
160 7

ii.
Data 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Value
Frequeny 51 70 69 32 15 43 15

iii.
Data Value Frequency
12.4 3
12.5 5
12.6 2
12.7 1
12.8 0
12.9 5

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13.0 0
13.1 2