CAIE S1 2024 March — Question 3

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2024
SessionMarch
TopicData representation
TypeDraw histogram then perform calculations

3 The times taken, in minutes, by 150 students to complete a puzzle are summarised in the table.
Time taken
\(( t\) minutes \()\)
\(0 \leqslant t < 20\)\(20 \leqslant t < 30\)\(30 \leqslant t < 35\)\(35 \leqslant t < 40\)\(40 \leqslant t < 50\)\(50 \leqslant t < 70\)
Frequency82335522012
  1. Draw a histogram to represent this information.
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  2. Calculate an estimate for the mean time for these students to complete the puzzle.
  3. In which class interval does the lower quartile of the times lie?