CAIE S1 2024 November — Question 4

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2024
SessionNovember
TopicMeasures of Location and Spread
TypeHistogram from discrete rounded data

4 On a certain day, the heights of 150 sunflower plants grown by children at a local school are measured, correct to the nearest cm . These heights are summarised in the following table.
Height
\(( \mathrm { cm } )\)
\(10 - 19\)\(20 - 29\)\(30 - 39\)\(40 - 44\)\(45 - 49\)\(50 - 54\)\(55 - 59\)
Frequency1018324228146
  1. Draw a cumulative frequency graph to illustrate the data.
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  2. Use your graph to estimate the 30th percentile of the heights of the sunflower plants.
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  3. Calculate estimates for the mean and the standard deviation of the heights of the 150 sunflower plants.