Mathematics 9709 · AS & A Level · Sampling and estimation
Sampling and estimation — practice question
Capacity is the term for how many people a football stadium can accommodate. A table summarises the capacities of $130$ football stadiums in the UK, rounded to the nearest thousand.
(i)[5]
Using graph paper, draw a histogram to show this information. Apply a scale of $2$ cm for a capacity of $10000$ on the horizontal axis.
(ii)[2]
Calculate an estimated mean capacity for these $130$ stadiums.
(iii)[2]
Identify the class in the table that contains the median and the class that contains the lower quartile.
Worked solution & mark scheme
This 9-mark question has a full step-by-step worked solution and mark scheme. One marking point: “Class widths are correct, whether stated directly or implied” …