Statistics and Probability
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Data collection and frequency tables
SubtopicData collection and frequency tables under Statistics and Probability for Grade 6 IGCSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
If the frequencies for three groups are and , what is the total frequency?
A.40
B.50
C.60
D.30
- 2.
What is the frequency of 'A' in the list: ?
A.2
B.3
C.4
D.5
- 3.
How many tallies are in the representation ?
A.15
B.20
C.25
D.10
- 4.
If you look up the results of a football match in a newspaper, you are using:
A.Primary data
B.An experiment
C.Secondary data
D.Observation
- 5.
A frequency table for the number of cups of water drunk per day: 1-2 cups (5 people), 3-4 cups (12 people), 5-6 cups (8 people). How many people were included in the survey?
A.17
B.25
C.20
D.13
- 6.
Which of these methods is best for collecting primary data about the favorite sport of people in a park?
A.Searching the internet for sport statistics
B.Reading a sports magazine
C.Asking people in the park using a survey
D.Looking at historical records of the park
- 7.
If the frequencies for four categories are and , what is the percentage frequency for the category with 20?
A.B.C.D. - 8.
A tally chart for bird types is converted to a frequency table. The frequency of 'Swallows' is 24, which is 1.5 times the frequency of 'Blackbirds'. If 'Blackbirds' and 'Swallows' together make up of the total data, how many birds were recorded in total?
A.40
B.50
C.60
D.80
- 9.
A frequency table has three categories with frequencies , and . If the total frequency is 54, find the value of the highest frequency.
A.17
B.21
C.16
D.23
- 10.
In a survey, 200 people were asked about their commute distance. travel km, travel km, and the rest travel km. How many more people travel km than km?
A.40
B.60
C.80
D.100
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Reading and drawing bar charts and pictograms
SubtopicReading and drawing bar charts and pictograms under Statistics and Probability for Grade 6 IGCSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
In a bar chart, if the bar for 'Rain' is at and 'Snow' is at , how many fewer days did it snow than rain?
A.10
B.20
C.5
D.15
- 2.
A pictogram has a key: book pages. If a student read pages, how many symbols should be drawn?
A.2.5
B.2
C.3
D.5
- 3.
On a bar chart, the bars are usually separated by gaps. What type of data is usually represented this way?
A.Discrete data
B.Continuous data
C.Temperature over time
D.Height measurements
- 4.
If a pictogram key says clock symbol minutes, how many minutes are represented by symbols?
A.90
B.60
C.33
D.120
- 5.
A pictogram uses a box symbol to represent items. If category 'A' has boxes and category 'B' has boxes, how many items are there in total for both categories?
A.65
B.42
C.60
D.25
- 6.
A bar chart has a bar for 'January' at and 'February' at . If the data for 'March' is the sum of January and February, how high should the March bar be?
A.10
B.70
C.35
D.120
- 7.
In a pictogram, a lightning bolt symbol represents volts. How many symbols are needed to represent volts?
A.4 symbols
B.4.5 symbols
C.5 symbols
D.4.25 symbols
- 8.
In a pictogram, a clock represents minutes. If 'Task A' took hours and minutes, how many clock symbols are needed?
A.symbols
B.symbols
C.symbols
D.symbols
- 9.
A bar chart has a scale where represents students. If the bar for 'Soccer' is tall, how many students play Soccer?
A.students
B.students
C.students
D.students
- 10.
In a pictogram, a bus symbol represents passengers. If a bus route carried passengers, how many symbols should be drawn?
A.symbols
B.symbols
C.symbols
D.symbols
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Introduction to pie charts
SubtopicIntroduction to pie charts under Statistics and Probability for Grade 6 IGCSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
The sector for 'Rainy days' is . How many degrees is this on a pie chart?
A.B.C.D. - 2.
A pie chart has three sectors: A, B, and C. A is and B is . What is the angle of sector C?
A.B.C.D. - 3.
The pie chart shows the results of a survey of 200 people. If the 'No' sector is , how many people said 'No'?
A.25
B.50
C.75
D.100
- 4.
What fraction of the pie chart is represented by a sector?
A.B.C.D. - 5.
The pie chart shows the favourite fruit of 40 students in a Grade 6 class. Based on the diagram, how many students chose Apple as their favourite fruit?
A.10
B.20
C.5
D.15
- 6.
If the 'Yellow' sector in a pie chart is , what fraction of the total is this?
A.B.C.D. - 7.
A pie chart for a school day of 24 hours shows 'Sleeping' as . How many hours are spent sleeping?
A.6 hours
B.8 hours
C.10 hours
D.12 hours
- 8.
A school surveyed students about their favorite lunch options. The data is represented in a pie chart where the sector for 'Pasta' has an angle of , the sector for 'Pizza' has an angle of , and the remaining students chose 'Salad'. If the school decides to increase the total number of students surveyed to while keeping the same percentage for each lunch option, how many more students would choose 'Salad' in the new survey than in the original one?
A.12 students
B.32 students
C.24 students
D.16 students
- 9.
A test has 40 questions. A student got 24 correct, 10 incorrect, and left the rest blank. In a pie chart showing these results, what is the angle of the 'Blank' sector?
A.B.C.D. - 10.
Three candidates ran for class president. Anna got of the votes, Bob got of the votes, and Clara got the rest. If the total number of votes was 80, how many degrees would Clara's sector be on a pie chart?
A.B.C.D.
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Calculating mean, median, mode, and range
SubtopicCalculating mean, median, mode, and range under Statistics and Probability for Grade 6 IGCSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
What is the range of this set of values: ?
A.2
B.4
C.6
D.18
- 2.
Calculate the mean of the following: .
A.3
B.9
C.18
D.27
- 3.
Find the mode of the numbers: .
A.0
B.1
C.2
D.3
- 4.
What is the median of the values: ?
A.1.5
B.2.0
C.2.5
D.3.0
- 5.
Find the median of .
A.200
B.250
C.300
D.350
- 6.
Calculate the mean of the digits .
A.4
B.4.5
C.5
D.5.5
- 7.
What is the range of ?
A.0.06
B.0.10
C.0.13
D.0.15
- 8.
The range of a set of numbers is . If each number is decreased by , what is the new range?
A.B.C.D. - 9.
If the mean of numbers is and one number is added, what is the new mean?
A.B.C.D. - 10.
A teacher calculates the mean score of students as . Later, she discovers that one score was misread as instead of . What is the correct mean?
A.B.C.D.
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The probability scale and simple outcomes
SubtopicThe probability scale and simple outcomes under Statistics and Probability for Grade 6 IGCSE.
Preview questions (no answers)
- 1.
A box has identical toy cars. If are red and is blue, how likely is it that you pick a red car?
A.Very unlikely
B.Unlikely
C.Even chance
D.Very likely
- 2.
What is the probability of choosing a consonant from the word 'BED'?
A.B.C.D. - 3.
A fair -sided die is rolled. What is the probability of rolling a number that is NOT a ?
A.B.C.D. - 4.
A bag contains white marbles and black marbles. If you pick one, what is the probability it is NOT white?
A.B.C.D. - 5.
If you choose a letter from the word , what is the probability of choosing 'P'?
A.B.C.D. - 6.
A target has a chance of being hit. What is the probability of missing the target?
A.B.C.D. - 7.
A card is selected from a deck numbered to . What is the probability that the number is a multiple of ?
A.B.C.D. - 8.
A number is picked at random from the integers to inclusive. What is the probability that the number is a palindrome (reads the same forward and backward)?
A.B.C.D. - 9.
If a letter is chosen at random from the word , what is the probability that the letter is NOT a ?
A.B.C.D. - 10.
A spinner is colored Red, Blue, Green, and Yellow. The probabilities of landing on Red, Blue, and Green are , , and respectively. What is the probability of landing on Yellow?
A.B.C.D.
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