Mathematics 9709 · AS & A Level · Sampling and estimation

Sampling and estimation — practice question

A survey measured the proportion of meat in one particular kind of take-away meal. The findings, rounded to the nearest integer, for $193$ take-away meals are set out in the table.
(i)[4]

Find estimates for the mean and standard deviation of the percentage of meat in these take-away meals.

(ii)[5]

Using graph paper, draw a histogram to represent the data in the table.

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