Edexcel S1 2016 January — Question 6

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2016
SessionJanuary
TopicMeasures of Location and Spread
TypeAdding data values

6. Yujie is investigating the weights of 10 young rabbits. She records the weight, \(x\) grams, of each rabbit and the results are summarised below. $$\sum x = 8360 \quad \text { and } \quad \sum ( x - \bar { x } ) ^ { 2 } = 63840$$
  1. Calculate the mean and the standard deviation of the weights of these rabbits. Given that the median weight of these rabbits is 815 grams,
  2. describe, giving a reason, the skewness of these data. Two more rabbits weighing 776 grams and 896 grams are added to make a group of 12 rabbits.
  3. State, giving a reason, how the inclusion of these two rabbits would affect the mean.
  4. By considering the change in \(\sum ( x - \bar { x } ) ^ { 2 }\), state what effect the inclusion of these two rabbits would have on the standard deviation.
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