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Question 5

A nursery owner measures the heights in cm of young maple trees.

Height (cm)Frequency
20<h≤3020 < h \leq 3020<h≤306
30<h≤4030 < h \leq 4030<h≤4012
40<h≤5040 < h \leq 5040<h≤5016
50<h≤6050 < h \leq 6050<h≤6018
60<h≤8060 < h \leq 8060<h≤808
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.

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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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