Statistics
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Mean, Median, Mode, and Range
SubtopicMean, Median, Mode, and Range under Statistics for Grade 12 IGCSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
Calculate the median of the following numbers: .
A.15
B.16
C.17
D.16.5
- 2.
Find the range of the data set: .
A.50
B.75
C.100
D.0
- 3.
Find the mode of: .
A.11
B.12
C.13
D.14
- 4.
What is the mean of and ?
A.40
B.60
C.50
D.100
- 5.
A distribution has values . If the value is increased to , which statistic remains unchanged?
A.Mean
B.Median
C.Range
D.All change
- 6.
If the range of the integers is , and is a positive integer, what are the possible values of ?
A.only
B.and
C.and
D.and
- 7.
In a frequency table where represents the number of pets and is frequency: . What is the median number of pets?
A.B.C.D. - 8.
The mean of is . Find .
A.10
B.11
C.12
D.13
- 9.
A set of four integers has a mean of 5, a median of 4.5, and a mode of 3. What is the range of the set?
A.4
B.5
C.6
D.7
- 10.
The mean of a set of 5 numbers is 12. If the numbers are multiplied by 3 and then 5 is subtracted from each, what is the new range if the original range was 10?
A.25
B.30
C.35
D.40
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Cumulative Frequency and Quartiles
SubtopicCumulative Frequency and Quartiles under Statistics for Grade 12 IGCSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
In a cumulative frequency graph, we plot cumulative frequency against which value of the class interval?
A.Lower bound
B.Midpoint
C.Upper bound
D.Frequency
- 2.
If the frequencies are , which of the following is the sequence of cumulative frequencies?
A.B.C.D. - 3.
For a total frequency , the percentile is found at cumulative frequency:
A.150
B.25
C.300
D.450
- 4.
If and , what is the interquartile range?
A.130
B.50
C.45
D.65
- 5.
In a dataset of 50 values, and . If we add a new data point with a value of 100, which of the following is most likely to change significantly?
A.The Median
B.The Interquartile Range
C.The Range
D.The Lower Quartile
- 6.
Which of the following is required to construct a cumulative frequency curve?
A.Midpoints of intervals
B.Upper class boundaries
C.Lower class boundaries
D.Frequency density
- 7.
The marks of 80 students are summarized. The 60th percentile is 65. How many students scored more than 65 marks?
A.12
B.32
C.48
D.60
- 8.
For a set of data, the median is 60 and the interquartile range is 20. If the distribution is skewed such that , find the value of .
A.50
B.55
C.45
D.40
- 9.
A frequency distribution has 5 classes of equal width. The frequencies are 5, 10, 20, 10, 5. If the classes start at 0 and end at 50, what is the interquartile range?
A.10.0
B.12.5
C.15.0
D.17.5
- 10.
A continuous variable has a cumulative frequency for . Find the lower quartile .
A.2.50
B.5.00
C.6.30
D.7.50
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Histograms and Frequency Polygons
SubtopicHistograms and Frequency Polygons under Statistics for Grade 12 IGCSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
If the frequency density is and the frequency is , what is the class width?
A.2.5
B.40
C.10.25
D.9.75
- 2.
What is the class width for the group ?
A.32
B.40
C.8
D.72
- 3.
If the class width is and frequency is , find the frequency density.
A.3
B.675
C.0.33
D.60
- 4.
For a histogram, if the frequency is and frequency density is , the width is:
A.300
B.12
C.55
D.65
- 5.
A histogram has bars of heights and widths respectively. What is the total frequency?
A.B.C.D. - 6.
In a histogram, the frequency density of the class is . What is the frequency density of the class if it has half the frequency of the first class?
A.B.C.D. - 7.
On a histogram, the class has a frequency density of . The class has a frequency density of . Which class has a higher frequency?
A.B.C.They are equal
D.Cannot be determined
- 8.
On a frequency polygon, the area between the polygon and the x-axis is . If the histogram bars from which it was derived have total area , which relationship is generally true?
A.A = H
B.A > H
C.A < H
D.A = 2H
- 9.
In a histogram, class has frequency and width . Class has frequency and width . Find the ratio of the height of to the height of .
A.1:6
B.1:3
C.6:1
D.3:1
- 10.
Two histograms are drawn for the same data. Histogram A uses class width . Histogram B uses class width . If a specific bar in A has height , what is the height of the corresponding bar in B (assuming it covers two A-type classes of equal frequency)?
A.H
B.2H
C.0.5H
D.0.25H
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Scatter Diagrams and Correlation
SubtopicScatter Diagrams and Correlation under Statistics for Grade 12 IGCSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
If the equation of the line of best fit is , what does the gradient tell us about the correlation?
A.The correlation is positive
B.The correlation is negative
C.There is no correlation
D.The correlation is perfect
- 2.
A correlation coefficient of is categorized as:
A.Moderate positive
B.Strong negative
C.Moderate negative
D.Weak positive
- 3.
If , the relationship is described as:
A.Strong negative correlation
B.Perfect negative linear correlation
C.Weak negative correlation
D.No linear correlation
- 4.
On a scatter diagram, how many coordinates are represented by a single dot?
A.One
B.Three
C.Four
D.Two
- 5.
For a given set of data, the regression equation is . If the mean of is , what is the mean of ()?
A.10
B.15
C.20
D.25
- 6.
In a scatter plot, what is a 'cluster'?
A.A single point far away from others.
B.A group of points that are positioned close together.
C.The mean of all values.
D.The line of best fit.
- 7.
If the correlation coefficient between variables and is , what is the correlation coefficient between and ?
A.0.2
B.0.4
C.0.8
D.0.16
- 8.
Given . Find the -intercept of the regression line .
A.0
B.5
C.10
D.2
- 9.
A student calculates the line of regression of on as . If and , find the value of .
A.-0.875
B.-0.7
C.-0.56
D.-0.448
- 10.
If the gradient of the regression line of on is and the gradient of the regression line of on is , find the correlation coefficient .
A.0.25
B.0.5
C.0.15
D.0.4
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Box-and-Whisker Plots
SubtopicBox-and-Whisker Plots under Statistics for Grade 12 IGCSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
In the diagram, what is the distance between the median and the maximum value?
A.B.C.D. - 2.
What is the semi-interquartile range of the dataset shown?
A.B.C.D. - 3.
What value represents the th percentile in this box plot?
A.B.C.D. - 4.
Calculate the total range of the data using the provided diagram.
A.B.C.D. - 5.
Identify the value of if , , and .
A.B.C.D. - 6.
Compare the whisker lengths. Which side of the distribution has the most extreme of data spread out over a larger range?
A.Lower end
B.Upper end
C.Both ends equal
D.Middle part
- 7.
Determine the percentage of values between and based on the diagram.
A.B.C.D. - 8.
A research group is studying the weight distribution of a specific species of bird in two different regions, A and B. The box-and-whisker plot for Region A is shown below. It is known that for Region B, the median weight is , the interquartile range (IQR) is , and the distribution is perfectly symmetrical. In Region A, the data set contains birds. Based on the diagram for Region A, which of the following statements is definitely true regarding the comparison between the two regions?
A.The upper quartile of Region B is greater than the upper quartile of Region A.
B.At least 60 birds in Region A weigh more than the median weight of Region B.
C.The range of Region B is smaller than the range of Region A.
D.The semi-interquartile range of Region B is exactly .
- 9.
A set of data has a box plot where the whiskers are at and , and the box is from to . If every value in the dataset is doubled and then increased by , what is the new range of the data as shown by the whiskers?
A.to
B.to
C.to
D.to
- 10.
Consider a box plot representing the scores of a class of 32 students. No two students have the same score. How many students' scores are represented specifically by the line forming the upper quartile ()?
A.Exactly 1
B.0
C.At least 8
D.Exactly 8
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