OCR MEI S1 — Question 6

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
TopicMeasures of Location and Spread
TypeCalculate statistics from grouped frequency table

6 In a survey, a sample of 44 fields is selected. Their areas ( \(x\) hectares) are summarised in the grouped frequency table.
Area \(( x )\)\(0 < x \leqslant 3\)\(3 < x \leqslant 5\)\(5 < x \leqslant 7\)\(7 < x \leqslant 10\)\(10 < x \leqslant 20\)
Frequency3813146
  1. Calculate an estimate of the sample mean and the sample standard deviation.
  2. Determine whether there could be any outliers at the upper end of the distribution.