CAIE S1 2003 November — Question 2 4 marks

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2003
SessionNovember
Marks4
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TopicData representation
TypeDraw histogram from frequency table
DifficultyEasy -1.3 This is a straightforward histogram construction task requiring only counting frequencies in given intervals and plotting with correct frequency density scaling. It involves basic data handling skills with no conceptual challenges beyond understanding that bar heights represent frequency density for unequal class widths.
Spec2.02b Histogram: area represents frequency

2 The floor areas, \(x \mathrm {~m} ^ { 2 }\), of 20 factories are as follows.
150350450578595644722798802904
1000133015331561177819602167233024333231
Represent these data by a histogram on graph paper, using intervals $$0 \leqslant x < 500,500 \leqslant x < 1000,1000 \leqslant x < 2000,2000 \leqslant x < 3000,3000 \leqslant x < 4000 .$$

2 The floor areas, $x \mathrm {~m} ^ { 2 }$, of 20 factories are as follows.

\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{ r r r r r r r r r r }
150 & 350 & 450 & 578 & 595 & 644 & 722 & 798 & 802 & 904 \\
1000 & 1330 & 1533 & 1561 & 1778 & 1960 & 2167 & 2330 & 2433 & 3231 \\
\end{tabular}
\end{center}

Represent these data by a histogram on graph paper, using intervals

$$0 \leqslant x < 500,500 \leqslant x < 1000,1000 \leqslant x < 2000,2000 \leqslant x < 3000,3000 \leqslant x < 4000 .$$

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