CAIE S2 2024 March — Question 1

Exam BoardCAIE
ModuleS2 (Statistics 2)
Year2024
SessionMarch
TopicMeasures of Location and Spread
TypeStandard unbiased estimates calculation

1 The lengths, \(X \mathrm {~cm}\), of a sample of 100 insects of a certain type were summarised as follows. $$n = 100 \quad \sum x = 36.8 \quad \sum x ^ { 2 } = 17.34$$
  1. Calculate unbiased estimates for the population mean and variance of \(X\).
  2. State a necessary condition for the estimates found in part (a) to be reliable.