AQA AS Paper 2 2019 June — Question 13

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleAS Paper 2 (AS Paper 2)
Year2019
SessionJune
TopicMeasures of Location and Spread
TypeCalculate statistics from large data set

13 Denzel wants to buy a car with a propulsion type other than petrol or diesel.
He takes a sample, from the Large Data Set, of the CO2 emissions, in \(\mathrm { g } / \mathrm { km }\), of cars with one particular propulsion type. The sample is as follows $$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l } 82 & 13 & 96 & 49 & 96 & 92 & 70 & 81 \end{array}$$ 13
  1. Using your knowledge of the Large Data Set, state which propulsion type this sample is for, giving a reason for your answer.
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  2. Calculate the mean of the sample.
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  3. Calculate the standard deviation of the sample.
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  4. Denzel claims that the value 13 is an outlier. 13
    1. Any value more than 2 standard deviations from the mean can be regarded as an outlier. Verify that Denzel's claim is correct.
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  5. (ii) State what effect, if any, removing the value 13 from the sample would have on the standard deviation.