AQA AS Paper 2 2020 June — Question 15

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleAS Paper 2 (AS Paper 2)
Year2020
SessionJune
TopicMeasures of Location and Spread
TypeCalculate statistics from large data set

15 A random sample of ten \(\mathrm { CO } _ { 2 }\) emissions was selected from the Large Data Set. The emissions in grams per kilogram were: $$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l } 13 & 45 & 45 & 0 & 49 & 77 & 49 & 49 & 49 & 78 \end{array}$$ 15
  1. Find the standard deviation of the sample. 15
  2. An environmentalist calculated the average \(\mathrm { CO } _ { 2 }\) emissions for cars in the Large Data Set registered in 2002 and in 2016. The averages are listed below.
    Year of registration20022016
    Average \(\mathbf { C O } _ { \mathbf { 2 } }\) emission171.2120.4
    The environmentalist claims that the average CO2 emissions for 2002 and 2016 combined is 145.8 Determine whether this claim is correct.
    Fully justify your answer.
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