
To enter grouped data:
You enter grouped data in the same way as above, but you will need to find the mid point
of each interval to use as your X value
For example
Midpoints for each of these intervals are 150, 154, 158, 162, 166, 170 and 174 respectively.
Using these values and the frequency for each, enter the data as shown for a frequency
distribution – that is, (150,3) (154, 9), (158, 13), (162, 15), (166, 7), (170, 2) and (174, 1).
Results should be
314.5,261.5,92.159,50
xx
sxn
Practice:
The following are a selection from past exam papers:
1. The following data shows the amount spent ($) on textbooks by a random sample of 15
students.
a. Calculate the mean. b. Calculate the value of s
2
.
Ans: $97.67 and $2873.5
2. In a recent study of the weights (kg) of newborn babies delivered at a local hospital, a
sample of 10 weights was obtained:
3.5 3.5 3.7 3.1 3.4
4.0 3.4 3.3 3.6 2.9
Calculate the sample mean and standard deviation. Ans: 3.44 and 0.306
3 Use the following information to answer questions (a) and (b):
2.2 2.7 3.8 4.5 4.9 8.7 9.6
(a) What is the mean? (b) What is the standard deviation? Ans: 5.2 and 2.869
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