OCR S1 2012 January — Question 5

Exam BoardOCR
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2012
SessionJanuary
TopicData representation
TypeCalculate frequency density from frequency

5 At a certain resort the number of hours of sunshine, measured to the nearest hour, was recorded on each of 21 days. The results are summarised in the table.
Hours of sunshine0\(1 - 3\)\(4 - 6\)\(7 - 9\)\(10 - 15\)
Number of days06942
The diagram shows part of a histogram to illustrate the data. The scale on the frequency density axis is 2 cm to 1 unit.
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  1. (a) Calculate the frequency density of the \(1 - 3\) class.
    (b) Fred wishes to draw the block for the 10 - 15 class on the same diagram. Calculate the height, in centimetres, of this block.
  2. A cumulative frequency graph is to be drawn. Write down the coordinates of the first two points that should be plotted. You are not asked to draw the graph.
  3. (a) Calculate estimates of the mean and standard deviation of the number of hours of sunshine.
    (b) Explain why your answers are only estimates.