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Question 19
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The distance travelled by 100 people to an event is summarised below.

Distance (nearest mile)Frequency
0 – 94
10 – 1919
20 – 2941
30 – 3926
40 – 499
50 – 591

You may use: ∑fx=2651\sum fx = 2651∑fx=2651 and ∑fx2=80434.25\sum fx^2 = 80434.25∑fx2=80434.25

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. AS Level
  2. /Maths
  3. /Measures of Location and Spread

32 exam-style questions on Edexcel AS 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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