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iGCSE (2021 Edition)

22.09 Grouped data (Extended)

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Grouped frequency tables and histograms
1

For the following surveys, state whether the data found should be grouped or ungrouped when constructing a frequency table:

a

A survey conducted of 1000 people, asking them how many languages they speak.

b

A survey conducted of 1000 people, asking them how many different countries they know the names of.

2

Find the class centre of the following class intervals:

a

27 - 40

b

19 \leq t < 23

3

If one of the class intervals for height is 10 < \text{height} \leq 19, find the next equal-width class interval.

4

If the range of a set of continuous data is 28, find the size of each class interval if we group the data into:

a

4 equal-width class intervals.

b

7 equal-width class intervals.

5

Construct a grouped frequency table for the following data:

a

46,\enspace 54,\enspace 35,\enspace 23,\enspace 24,\enspace 28,\enspace 26,\enspace 11,\enspace 19,\enspace 17,\enspace 32

b

83,\enspace 68,\enspace 39,\enspace 42,\enspace 86,\enspace 66,\enspace 64,\enspace 76,\enspace 63,\enspace 43,\enspace 65,\enspace 83,\enspace 63,\enspace\\ 67,\enspace 49,\enspace 51,\enspace 32,\enspace 55,\enspace 38,\enspace 65,\enspace 41,\enspace 73,\enspace 35,\enspace 36,\enspace 74

6

Consider the following set of scores:

30,\enspace 67,\enspace 24,\enspace 51,\enspace 49,\enspace 53,\enspace 36,\enspace 24,\enspace 57,\enspace 66,\enspace 26

a

Determine a set of five class intervals that could be used to analyse this data.

b

Construct a grouped frequency table for the data.

7

Consider the following set of scores:

12,\enspace 59,\enspace 61,\enspace 27,\enspace 58,\enspace 18,\enspace 76,\enspace 27,\enspace 52,\enspace 19,\enspace 13,\enspace 56,\enspace 71,\enspace 31,\enspace 73,\enspace \\ 60,\enspace 41,\enspace 17,\enspace 22,\enspace 68,\enspace 57,\enspace 15,\enspace 40,\enspace 19,\enspace 76,\enspace 44,\enspace 60,\enspace 55,\enspace 36

a

Determine a set of seven class intervals that could be used to analyse this data.

b

Construct a grouped frequency table for the data.

8

Construct a frequency table for the following column graphs:

a
b
9

Consider the following frequency histogram:

\text{Class interval}\text{Class} \\ \text{centre}\text{Frequency}
21.5 \leq p < 24.523
24.5 \leq p < 27.526
27.5 \leq p < 30.529
30.5 \leq p < 33.532
33.5 \leq p < 36.535
36.5 \leq p < 39.538
39.5 \leq p < 42.541
a

Complete the grouped frequency table.

b

Construct a frequency polygon from this data.

c

How many values are in the class interval 27.5 \leq p < 30.5?

d

How many values fall between 24.5 inclusive, and 36.5?

e

How many values are below 33.5?

f

How many values are above and including 30.5?

10

Consider the following frequency histogram:

Class limitsMidpointFrequency
21.5 - 24.523
24.5 - 27.526
27.5 - 30.529
30.5 - 33.532
33.5 - 36.535
36.5 - 39.538
39.5 - 42.541
a

Complete the grouped frequency table.

b

Construct a frequency polygon from this data.

c

How many values are in the class 27.5 to 30.5?

d

How many values fall between 24.5 and 36.5?

e

How many values are below 33.5?

f

How many values are above 30.5?

Applications
11

A survey was conducted which asked 30 people how many books they had read in the past month. Based on the frequency table provided, state whether the following statements are correct:

a

11 people have read from 6 to 10 books in the past month.

b

28 people have read at most 15 books in the past month.

c

We cannot determine from the table how many people have read exactly 12 books.

d

We can determine that 2 people have read exactly 5 books in the past month.

Number of books readFrequency
1-52
6-1011
11-1515
16-202
12

The following frequency table below shows the resting heart rate of some people taking part in a study:

a

Complete the table.

b

How many people took part in the study?

c

How many people had a resting heart rate between 55 and 74?

d

How many people had a resting heart rate of below 65?

Heart RateClass CentreFrequency
45-5415
55-6425
65-7426
75-8430
13

In a study of reaction times of dogs to a specific stimulus, an animal trainer obtained the following data, given in seconds:

a

Construct a histogram and frequency polygon for this data.

b

Compare the total area of the columns in the histogram and the area under the frequency polygon.

\text{Reaction time } t \text{ (seconds)}\text{Frequency}
2.3 \leq t < 3.014
3.0 \leq t < 3.710
3.7 \leq t < 4.46
4.4 \leq t < 5.19
5.1 \leq t < 5.83
5.8 \leq t < 6.51
14

In product testing, the number of faults detected in producing a certain machinery is recorded each day for several days. The frequency table shows the results:

a

Construct a histogram to represent the data.

b

What is the lowest possible number of faults that could have been recorded on any particular day?

Number of faultsFrequency
0 - 310
4 - 714
8 - 1120
12 - 1516
15

The following frequency table shows the average time spent travelling to work for 50 people:

Commute time (minutes)Frequency
0\leq \text{time} \lt 2014
20\leq \text{time} \lt 4016
40 \leq \text{time} \lt6010
60 \leq \text{time} \lt 807
80\leq \text{time} \lt 1003
\text{Total}50
a

Construct a histogram to display the data shown in the frequency table.

b

State whether the following statements about the data are accurate:

i

The data shows that most people travel to work by car or by walking, since most travel times are fairly short, and only a few people travel by bus or train.

ii

The data suggests that people prefer a shorter commute to work. A majority live within 40 minutes travel, and in general the longer the commute the less people there are in that category.

iii

The data suggests that people don't care too much about how far away from work they live. Roughly equal portions of people live less than 40 minutes away and more than 40 minutes away.

iv

The data shows that everyone lives within an hours travel from their work, with the peak amount of people living between 20 and 40 minutes away.

16

Infant mortality rate is measured as the number of child deaths per 1000 births. The infant mortality rate was measured in a number of countries and the results presented as a frequency histogram:

a

State the following class intervals:

i

First interval

ii

Second interval

iii

Third interval

iv

Fourth interval

b

How many of the countries recorded an infant mortality rate below 5?

17

As part of a fuel watch initiative, the price of petrol, p, at a service station was recorded each day for 21 days. The frequency table shows the findings:

Price (in cents per litre)Class CentreFrequency
120.9 < p \leq 125.9123.44
125.9 < p \leq 130.9128.46
130.9 < p \leq 135.9133.45
135.9 < p \leq 140.9138.46
a

Find the highest price that could have been recorded.

b

How many days was the price above 130.9 cents?

18

The given histogram shows the number of hours that students in a particular class had slept for the night before:

a

How many students are in the class?

b

How many students had at least 8 hours of sleep that night?

c

What percentage of students had less than 6 hours of sleep?

19

The histogram below shows the heights of 60 tomato plants growing in a greenhouse:

a

Create a frequency table for this set of data.

b

What percentage of the tomato plants are in the most common category? Round your answer to one decimal place.

20

The histogram below shows the speed of balls delivered by cricket bowlers:

a

Complete a frequency table above for this set of data.

b

What percentage of balls were bowled at less than 130 \text{ km/h}? Round your answer to one decimal place.

21

The following frequency table shows the price of the most recent book that seventy two university students bought:

a

Construct a histogram to display the data shown in the frequency table.

b

Which groups represent peaks in the data set?

c

Describe what the data shows regarding the price university students generally pay for their books.

\text{Price }( \$ )\text{Frequency}
0-196
20-3920
40-5912
60-796
80-9919
100-1199
\text{Total}72
22

A battery manufacturer tests their batteries in a portable music player, to find out how long the batteries last under constant use. The histogram below shows the data from their tests:

a

Create a frequency table for this set of data.

b

What percentage of batteries last longer than 10 hours? Round your answer to one decimal place.

c

If the average length of a song is 4 minutes, what percentage of batteries will last for an average of 250 songs or more? Round your answer to one decimal place.

23

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

a

How many leaves less than 60 \text{ mm} were collected?

b

What was the most common interval of leaf length collected?

c

Are leaves more likely to be at least 60 \text{ mm} in length?

d

Can we conclude from the table that there were no leaves collected with a length less than 5 \text{ mm}? Explain your answer.

Leaf lengthFrequency
0 \leq x \lt 205
20\leq x \lt 4011
40\leq x \lt 6019
60\leq x \lt 8049
80\leq x \lt 8443
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0580E9.5

Calculate an estimate of the mean for grouped and continuous data. Identify the modal class from a grouped frequency distribution.

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