Mathematics 0580 · IGCSE · Interpreting statistical data

Interpreting statistical data — practice question

Students’ and adults’ estimates of the masses of sweets.
(a)[7]

A sample of 50 students made estimates of the mass $M$ grams of sweets. (i) Calculate an estimate of the mean. (ii) Complete the histogram.

(b)[2]

Another group of 50 adults also estimated the mass. Use the histograms to make two comparisons between the distributions of the students and adults.

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