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8.03 Frequency tables and histograms

Interactive practice questions

In a survey some people were asked approximately how many minutes they take to decide between brands of a particular product.

a

Complete the frequency table.

Minutes Taken Tally Frequency
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b

How many people took part in the survey?

c

What proportion of people surveyed took $1$1 minute to make a decision?

Give your answer as a fraction.

Easy
1min

The following frequency table shows the data distribution for the length of leaves collected from a species of tree in the botanical gardens.

Easy
1min

Sean is working at a fast food restaurant, and decides to take a survey of the age of his customers one evening. His results are shown in the table below.

Easy
3min

The time spent by patients waiting at a doctor’s office was recorded over one week. The results are shown in the frequency table below.

Easy
3min
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2.1.4

display numerical data as frequency distributions, dot plots, stem and leaf plots and histograms

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