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    This document contains 20 practice questions testing various statistical concepts. The questions cover topics such as finding the median, correlation, line of best fit, frequency distributions, outliers, measures of center and spread, box plots, scatterplots, and cumulative frequency polygons. They also cover sequences, functions, and solving trigonometric equations over a given interval.

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    Practice set 3

    In Questions 1 to 5, select the correct answer A, B, C or D.

    1 Find the median of 3, 10, 1, 4, 9, 6.


    A 5 B 1 C 4 D 6

    2 Which pair of variables are not correlated?


    A Size of house and size of family
    B Height and foot size
    C Number of babies born and number of nappies used
    D Distance travelled and average speed over 2 hours

    3 Describe the correlation in the scatterplot.


    A Strong positive linear correlation
    B Moderate positive linear correlation
    C Moderate negative linear correlation
    D Strong negative linear correlation

    4 The equation of this line of best fit y


    is closest to:
    30
    A y = 10x + 5 25
    B y = 5x − 5 20
    15
    C y = 10x − 5
    10
    D y = 5x + 5 5

    x
    1 2 3 4

    5 The correlation coefficient of the bivariate data


    shown on this scatterplot is closest to:
    A −0.5
    B 0.5
    C −1
    D 1

    ISBN 9780170413220 Practice set 3 359


    6 These scores are the results of a maths quiz:
    7, 9, 5, 8, 9, 5, 6, 8, 7, 9, 5, 5, 7, 6, 5
    a Complete a frequency distribution table for these scores.
    b Draw a frequency polygon and histogram for this data.
    c Draw a cumulative frequency histogram and polygon.
    d Find the median.
    e Find the interquartile range.
    f Draw a box plot to show the five-number summary for this data.

    7 For this table of bivariate data:


    x 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    y 18 23 29 38 41 46 52 60

    a draw a line of best fit and find its equation


    b draw a least-squares regression line and find its equation

    8 Shoppers were asked what they most liked about the shopping centre.
    Draw a Pareto chart for the survey results.
    Variety of shops 34
    Amenities 11
    Child-friendly 28
    Parking 27

    9 Find the mean, standard deviation and variance of the scores 3, 5, 9, 8, 6, 5, 8, 7.

    10 The table shows students’ scores on a maths test. Score Frequency


    a Find the mean and standard deviation. 3 1

    b Show that the score of 3 is an outlier. 4 0

    c Find the mean and standard deviation 5 0


    excluding the outlier. 6 2
    7 4
    8 6
    9 8
    10 3
    11 Find the mean, mode, median and range of the scores 8, 9, 4, 7, 6, 5, 6.

    360 MATHS IN FOCUS 12.  Mathematics Advanced ISBN 9780170413220


    12 The table below shows the results of a survey into the
    ratings of a TV show.
    Rating Frequency
    1 1
    2 7
    3 15
    4 19

    5 10

    a How many people were surveyed?


    b Find correct to 2 decimal places the mean
    and standard deviation.
    c Find the median.
    d Draw a box plot for these results.

    13 Find the correlation coefficient for this set of data, correct to 2 decimal places.

    x 3 7 4 8 12 2
    y 15 11 9 8 7 18

    14 Draw an example of statistical data that is:


    a positively skewed
    b negatively skewed
    c symmetrical
    d bimodal
    e multimodal

    15 Describe each data set as categorical nominal, categorical ordinal, quantitative


    discrete or quantitative continuous.
    a Types of trees planned for a park
    b Length of road between towns
    c Survey ratings of Poor, Good, Very good, Excellent
    d Dress sizes
    e Test scores

    ISBN 9780170413220 Practice set 3 361


    16 Match each scatterplot to its description.


    a b


    c d


    e f


    A positive linear correlation B negative linear correlation
    C non-linear correlation D no correlation

    17 For this cumulative frequency


    polygon, find: 10

    a the median 8
    Cumulative frequency

    b the first quartile


    c the 60th percentile 6

    d the 4th decile 4

    0
    1 2 3 4 5 6
    Scores

    362 MATHS IN FOCUS 12.  Mathematics Advanced ISBN 9780170413220


    18 Find all stationary points and points of inflection on the graph of the function
    f (x) = 2x3 − 6x2 − 48x + 17.

    19 Solve each equation for [0, 2π].


    a 2 sin x = 1
    b tan2 x = 1
    c 2 cos 2x + 1 = 0

    20 For the sequence 3, 7, 11, … find:


    a the 100th term
    b the sum of the first 100 terms

    ISBN 9780170413220 Practice set 3 363

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