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Statistics, STD1 S1 2023 HSC 13

The graph shows the frequency of scores out of 10 awarded to a museum by visitors.
 

  1. What is the mode of these data?  (1 mark)

  2. Describe TWO features of this graph.  (2 marks)

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a.    \(\text{Mode = Score with the highest frequency}=9\)
 

b.    \(\text{Features could include any 2 of the following:}\)

  • \(\text{Data is negatively skewed as the mean and median are to the left of the mode}\)
  • \(\text{23 of the 24 scores, or 95.8%, are 5 or above.}\)
  • \(Q_2\text{(Median)}=8\)
  • \(Q_1=7\text{ and }Q_3=9\)
  • \(IQR=Q_1-Q_3=9-7=2\)
  • \(Q_1-1.5\times IQR=7-1.5\times 2=4\ \ \Rightarrow \ \ \text{1 is an outlier}\)
  • \(\text{Mean}=\dfrac{189}{24}=7.875\)
  • \(\text{If the outlier (1) was removed, Mean}=\dfrac{188}{23}=8.174\text{ (2 d.p.)}\)

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a.    \(\text{Mode = Score with the highest frequency}=9\)
 

b.    \(\text{Features could include any 2 of the following:}\)

  • \(\text{Data is negatively skewed as the mean and median are to the left of the mode}\)
  • \(\text{23 of the 24 scores, or 95.8%, are 5 or above.}\)
  • \(Q_2\text{(Median)}=8\)
  • \(Q_1=7\text{ and }Q_3=9\)
  • \(IQR=Q_1-Q_3=9-7=2\)
  • \(Q_1-1.5\times IQR=7-1.5\times 2=4\ \ \Rightarrow \ \ \text{1 is an outlier}\)
  • \(\text{Mean}=\dfrac{189}{24}=7.875\)
  • \(\text{If the outlier (1) was removed, Mean}=\dfrac{188}{23}=8.174\text{ (2 d.p.)}\)

♦ Mean mark (a) 47%.
♦♦♦ Mean mark (b) 18%.

Statistics, STD1 S1 2022 HSC 13

Kim wants to investigate what students think about the food that is sold at the school's canteen. Kim decides to use a survey to interview a sample group of students to find out their opinions on a number of different issues.

  1. As part of the survey, Kim is thinking about using one of the options listed below.
     

     
    Name ONE advantage for each option.  (2 marks)

  2. After collecting data, Kim drew the following graph to summarise the opinions related to the price of the food.
     
             
     
    What TWO features of the graph make it misleading?  (2 marks)

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a.   Advantages

Option A → This option would be very easy to collate as there are only 2 choices.

Option B → This option gives a more detailed idea of the students’ thoughts about the food as they can grade their choice from 1 – 10.

 

b.   Misleading features:

→ The scale on the vertical axis is not equal. This makes the “Too Expensive” column (at 50) appear to have more than twice the number of responses as “Okay Prices” (~30) and “Cheap Prices” (~30) which is incorrect.

→ The varying column widths are also misleading as the wider column could be interpreted as being having more weight than the other 2.

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a.   Advantages

Option A → This option would be very easy to collate as there are only 2 choices.

Option B → This option gives a more detailed idea of the students’ thoughts about the food as they can grade their choice from 1 – 10.
 

b.   Misleading features:

→ The scale on the vertical axis is not equal. This makes the “Too Expensive” column (at 50) appear to have more than twice the number of responses as “Okay Prices” (~30) and “Cheap Prices” (~30) which is incorrect.

→ The varying column widths are also misleading as the wider column could be interpreted as being having more weight than the other 2.


♦♦ Mean mark 32%.

Statistics, STD2 S1 2018 HSC 26d

The graph displays the mean monthly rainfall in Sydney and Perth.
 


 

  1. For how many months is the mean monthly rainfall higher in Perth than in Sydney?  (1 mark)

  2. For which of the two cities is the standard deviation of the mean monthly rainfall smaller? Justify your answer WITHOUT calculations.  (1 mark)

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  1. `3`
  2. `text(The mean monthly rainfall of Sydney is in a)`
    `text(much tighter range than Perth.)`
    `:.\ text(Sydney has a smaller standard deviation.)`
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i.   `text(3 months (Jul, Aug and Sep))`

♦ Mean mark part (ii) 38%.
COMMENT: Extremely volatile result between parts with part (i) producing a 91% mean mark.

 

ii.    `text(The mean monthly rainfall of Sydney is in a)`

`text(much tighter range than Perth.)`

`:.\ text(Sydney has a smaller standard deviation.)`

Statistics, STD2 S1 2006 HSC 24a

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List TWO ways in which this graph is misleading.  (2 marks)

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`text(Reasons the graph is misleading include)`

`text(- the columns are a different widths/volumes)`

`text(- the vertical axis doesn’t start at zero)`

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`text(Reasons the graph is misleading include)`

`text(- the columns are a different widths/volumes)`

`text(- the vertical axis doesn’t start at zero)`

Statistics, STD2 S1 2005 HSC 24d

The sector graph shows the proportion of people, as a percentage, living in each region of Sumcity. There are 24 000 people living in the Eastern Suburbs.
 

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  1. Show that the total number of people living in Sumcity is  160 000.  (1 mark)

Jake used the information above to draw a column graph.
 

2UG-2005-24d2

  1. The column graph height is incorrect for one region.

     

    Identify this region and justify your answer.   (2 marks)

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  1. `160\ 000`
  2. `text(Western Suburbs population)`
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i.   `text(Let the population of Sumcity =)\ P`

`text(15%)× P` `= 24\ 000`
`:.P`  `= (24\ 000)/0.15` 
  `= 160\ 000\ …\ text(as required)` 

 

ii.  `text(Western Suburbs population)`

`= text(10%) × 160\ 000`

`= 16\ 000`

`text(The column graph has this population as)`

`text(12 000 people which is incorrect.)`

Statistics, STD2 S1 2011 HSC 25b

The graph below displays data collected at a school on the number of students
in each Year group, who own a mobile phone.
 

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  1. Which Year group has the highest percentage of students with mobile phones? (1 mark)

  2. Two students are chosen at random, one from Year 9 and one from Year 10.

     

    Which student is more likely to own a mobile phone?

     

    Justify your answer with suitable calculations. (2 marks)

  3. Identify a trend in the data shown in the graph. (1 mark)

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  1. `text{Year 12 (100%)}`
  2. `text(Year 10)`
  3. `text(See Worked Solutions for detail)`
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i.   `text(Year 12 (100%))`

MARKER’S COMMENT: Many students ignore the instruction to use calculations and lose marks as a result.
 

ii.     `text(% Ownership in Year 9)` `=55/70`
    `=\ text{78.6%  (1d.p.)}`
      `text(% Ownership in Year 10)` `=50/60`
    `=\ text{83.3%  (1d.p.)}`

  
`:.\ text(The Year 10 student is more likely to own a mobile phone.)`

 

iii.   `text(% Ownership increases as students)`

 `text(progress from Year 7 to Year 12.)`

Statistics, STD2 S1 2013 HSC 6 MC

A survey was conducted where people were asked which of two brands of smartphones they preferred. The results were:

  • 48% preferred Brand X
  • 52% preferred Brand Y

A graph displaying the data is to be included in a magazine article. The editor of the magazine wishes to ensure that the graph is not misleading in any way.

Which graph should the editor choose to include in the article?
 

2013 6 mc1

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`D`

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`D\ text(is the best as it starts at zero on the)\ y text(-axis)`

`text(and has the same column widths.)`