CAIE S1 2018 November — Question 6

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2018
SessionNovember
TopicData representation
TypeDraw cumulative frequency graph from cumulative frequency table

6 The daily rainfall, \(x \mathrm {~mm}\), in a certain village is recorded on 250 consecutive days. The results are summarised in the following cumulative frequency table.
Rainfall, \(x \mathrm {~mm}\)\(x \leqslant 20\)\(x \leqslant 30\)\(x \leqslant 40\)\(x \leqslant 50\)\(x \leqslant 70\)\(x \leqslant 100\)
Cumulative frequency5294142172222250
  1. On the grid, draw a cumulative frequency graph to illustrate the data.
  2. On 100 of the days, the rainfall was \(k \mathrm {~mm}\) or more. Use your graph to estimate the value of \(k\).
  3. Calculate estimates of the mean and standard deviation of the daily rainfall in this village.