Consider the following dataset.
Which row of the table shows how the median and mean are affected when a score of 5 is added to the dataset?
Statistics, STD2 S1 2006 HSC 23c*
Vicki wants to investigate the number of hours spent on homework by students at her high school.
She asks each student how many hours (to the nearest hour) they usually spend on homework during one week.
The responses are shown in the frequency table.
What is the mean amount of time spent on homework? (2 marks)
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MARKER’S COMMENT: This “routine” exercise of finding a mean from grouped data was incorrectly answered by most students! The best responses copied the table and inserted a class-centre column (see solution).
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Statistics, STD2 S1 2016 HSC 27b
A small population consists of three students of heights 153 cm, 168 cm and 174 cm. Samples of varying sizes can be taken from this population.
What is the mean of the mean heights of all the possible samples? Justify your answer. (2 marks)
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Statistics, STD2 S1 2016 HSC 21 MC
A grouped data frequency table is shown.
What is the mean for this set of data?
- 6.5
- 10.5
- 11.9
- 12.4
Statistics, STD2 S1 2006 HSC 12 MC
The mean of a set of 5 scores is 62.
What is the new mean of the set of scores after a score of 14 is added?
- 38
- 54
- 62
- 76
Statistics, STD2 S1 2007 HSC 24a
Consider the following set of scores:
- Calculate the mean of the set of scores. (1 mark)
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- What is the effect on the mean and on the median of removing the outlier? (2 marks)
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Statistics, STD2 S1 2008 HSC 23f
Christina has completed three Mathematics tests. Her mean mark is 72%.
What mark (out of 100) does she have to get in her next test to increase her mean mark to 73%? (2 marks)
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Statistics, STD2 S1 2008 HSC 13 MC
The height of each student in a class was measured and it was found that the mean height was 160 cm.
Two students were absent. When their heights were included in the data for the class, the mean height did not change.
Which of the following heights are possible for the two absent students?
- 155 cm and 162 cm
- 152 cm and 167 cm
- 149 cm and 171 cm
- 143 cm and 178 cm
Statistics, STD2 S1 2014 HSC 14 MC
Twenty Year 12 students were surveyed. These students were asked how many hours of sport they play per week, to the nearest hour.
The results are shown in the frequency table.
What is the mean number of hours of sport played by the students per week?
- 3.3
- 4.3
- 5.0
- 5.3
Statistics, STD2 S1 2011 HSC 17 MC
The heights of the players in a basketball team were recorded as 1.8 m, 1.83 m, 1.84 m, 1.86 m and 1.92 m. When a sixth player joined the team, the average height of the players increased by 1 centimetre.
What was the height of the sixth player?
- 1.85 m
- 1.86 m
- 1.91 m
- 1.93 m
Statistics, STD2 S1 2009 HSC 3 MC
The eye colours of a sample of children were recorded.
When analysing this data, which of the following could be found?
- Mean
- Median
- Mode
- Range
Statistics, STD2 S1 2009 HSC 21 MC
The mean of a set of ten scores is 14. Another two scores are included and the new mean is 16.
What is the mean of the two additional scores?
- 4
- 16
- 18
- 26
Statistics, STD2 S1 2013 HSC 14 MC
The July sales prices for properties in a suburb were:
$552 000, $595 000, $607 000, $607 000, $682 000, and $685 000.
On 1 August, another property in the same suburb was sold for over one million dollars.
If the property had been sold in July, what effect would it have had on the mean and median sale prices for July?
- Both the mean and median would have changed.
- Neither the mean nor the median would have changed.
- The mean would have changed and the median would have stayed the same.
- The mean would have stayed the same and the median would have changed.