Measures of Location and Spread
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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

Practise Edexcel AS Level Maths Measures of Location and Spread with exam-style questions for AS Level Maths. 7 questions covering Measures of Central Tendency, Other Measures of Location, Measures of Spread, Variance and Standard Deviation, and Coding, matched to the Edexcel AS Level Maths (8MA0) specification and written in Paper 1 and Paper 2 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.

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