AQA AS Paper 2 2021 June — Question 16

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleAS Paper 2 (AS Paper 2)
Year2021
SessionJune
TopicMeasures of Location and Spread
TypeStandard combined mean and SD

16 An analysis was carried out using the Large Data Set to compare the \(\mathrm { CO } _ { 2 }\) emissions (in g/km) from 2002 and 2016. The summary statistics for the \(\mathrm { CO } _ { 2 }\) emissions, \(X\), for all cars registered as owned by either females or males is given in the table below.
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\(\sum \boldsymbol { x }\)207901142103
Sample size12151144
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  1. Find the reduction in the mean of the \(\mathrm { CO } _ { 2 }\) emissions in 2016 compared to the mean of the CO2 emissions in 2002.
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  2. It is claimed that the move to more electric and gas/petrol powered cars has caused the reduction in the mean \(\mathrm { CO } _ { 2 }\) emissions found in part (a). Using your knowledge of the Large Data Set, state whether you agree with this claim.
    Give a reason for your answer.
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  3. There are 3827 data values in the Large Data Set. It is claimed that the data in the table above must have been summarised incorrectly.
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    1. Explain why this claim is being made. 16
  4. (ii) State whether this claim is correct.
    Give a reason for your answer.