CAIE S2 2014 June — Question 1

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
Year2014
SessionJune
TopicMeasures of Location and Spread
TypeStandard unbiased estimates calculation

1 The weights, in grams, of a random sample of 8 packets of cereal are as follows. $$\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l } 250 & 248 & 255 & 244 & 259 & 250 & 242 & 258 \end{array}$$ Calculate unbiased estimates of the population mean and variance.