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2.4 Variance and Standard Deviation

2.4 Variance and Standard Deviation

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Question 2

A company is investigating how long it takes employees, t t\,t minutes, to get to an event. They produce a table below of coded times, x x\,x minutes, for a random sample of 50 employees.

Coded Time (minutes)Frequency
0<x≤50 < x \leq 50<x≤51
5<x≤105 < x \leq 105<x≤109
10<x≤1510 < x \leq 1510<x≤1519
15<x≤2515 < x \leq 2515<x≤2514
25<x≤4025 < x \leq 4025<x≤407
a.

Use linear interpolation to estimate the median of the coded times.

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b.

Estimate the standard deviation of the coded times.

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c.

The coded data was calculated using the formula

x=t−202. x=\frac{t-20}{2}. x=2t−20​.

Calculate the median and the standard deviation of ttt.

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2.4 Variance and Standard Deviation Questions

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4 exam-style questions on Edexcel A Level Maths 2.4 Variance and Standard Deviation. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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