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2.2.3 Central tendency, variation and standard deviation

2.2.3 Central tendency, variation and standard deviation

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Adam measures the height, h h\,h cm, of each of his 60 tomato plants. The results are summarised in the table below.

Height (cm)Frequency
140<h≤150140 < h \le 150140<h≤1507
150<h≤160150 < h \le 160150<h≤16010
160<h≤170160 < h \le 170160<h≤17015
170<h≤180170 < h \le 180170<h≤18019
180<h≤200180 < h \le 200180<h≤2009
a.

Use linear interpolation to estimate the median height.

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b.

Estimate the mean height.

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c.

Estimate the standard deviation of the heights.

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