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Question 29

The distance travelled by 100 people to an event is summarised below.

Distance (nearest mile)Frequency
0 – 91
10 – 193
20 – 2946
30 – 3946
40 – 493
50 – 591

You may use: ∑fx=2950\sum fx = 2950∑fx=2950 and ∑fx2=91925\sum fx^2 = 91925∑fx2=91925

a.

Use linear interpolation to estimate the median distance.

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b.

Estimate the mean distance.

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c.

Estimate the standard deviation.

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Measures of Location and Spread Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Maths
  3. /Measures of Location and Spread

96 exam-style questions on Edexcel A Level Maths Measures of Location and Spread, covering 2.1 Measures of Central Tendency, 2.2 Other Measures of Location, 2.3 Measures of Spread, 2.4 Variance and Standard Deviation, and 2.5 Coding. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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