Mathematics 0580 · IGCSE · Interpreting statistical data

Interpreting statistical data — practice question

Mr Marr sets his mathematics class a statistics project about books.
(a(i))[2]

Fill in the tally and frequency columns in the table.

(a(ii))[1]

Calculate the range.

(a(iii))[1]

Calculate the median.

(b(i))[1]

Finish the key.

(b(ii))[2]

Finish the pictogram.

(b(iii))[1]

State the mode.

(b(iv))[1]

Calculate how many more students choose detective books than music books.

(b(v))[2]

Calculate the fraction of students who did not choose romance books.

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This 11-mark question has a full step-by-step worked solution and mark scheme. One marking point: Correct tallies for 3, 4 and 5 increased by two, and 7 increased by one, give frequencies $3, 5, 14, 10, 11, 3, 3, 0, 1$

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