CAIE S1 2017 June — Question 1

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2017
SessionJune
TopicMeasures of Location and Spread
TypeCalculate mean from coded sums

1 Kadijat noted the weights, \(x\) grams, of 30 chocolate buns. Her results are summarised by $$\Sigma ( x - k ) = 315 , \quad \Sigma ( x - k ) ^ { 2 } = 4022$$ where \(k\) is a constant. The mean weight of the buns is 50.5 grams.
  1. Find the value of \(k\).
  2. Find the standard deviation of \(x\).