Mathematics for IGCSE & O level - Categorical, Numerical And Grouped Data (Section 2)
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What is one way to group large amounts of data in order to analyze it?
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What can be said about data with a small range?
إجابة(C)
The data is clustered closely together.
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What is one way to ensure your survey is valid?
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What is good for measuring spread?
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If the mean of a dataset is 25 and the range is 10, what information can be obtained?
إجابة(B)
The data values are spread out, but the average value is 25.
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What is the best way to show data from a survey?
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What can be included to help in a frequency table?
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How can you tell if data is discrete?
إجابة(B)
If it can only take on whole number values.
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Which of these are ways to estimate the range?
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What might explain a large range in a dataset?
إجابة(C)
There is a high degree of variation among the data values.
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What is often impossible when collecting some statistical information?
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Which of the following are considered when comparing data?
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In a frequency table, what do you use to find the mean?
إجابة(C)
Multiply the midpoints by the frequencies and divide by total frequency.
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Which average would be best for finding the typical income in a small town?
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What is the first step to make a frequency table?
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What are the measures of average?
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What type of questions should you make when designing a questionnaire?
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What are some useful elements in comparing data sets?
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Which of the following are good practices when designing a questionnaire?
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Which type of sampling should be used?
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What should be in a good frequency table?
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When writing a questionnaire, what should you do first?
إجابة(A)
Administer it to a few people
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If a dataset's range is 10 and the lowest value is 5, what is the highest value?
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What is a benefit of using the median to describe a dataset?
إجابة(C)
It is not skewed by extreme values.
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What makes the best questions for a questionnaire?
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إجابة(B)
Difference between largest and smallest values
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What is one disadvantage of using the mean?
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What is one way to check your data?
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Which of the following is an example of discrete data?
إجابة(C)
The number of cars in a parking lot.
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If a frequency table shows class intervals of 0-4, 5-9, 10-14, what is the class width?
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Which of the following statements is true regarding the use of the mode?
إجابة(A)
The mode can be used for both numerical and non-numerical data.
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What can you use to compare?
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In order to compare data, you can use:
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When working with grouped data, what information is often lost?
إجابة(A)
The exact individual data values.
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Which of these help create a questionnaire?
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What data can be shown in a two-way table?
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What kind of questions should be asked in a questionnaire?
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What would be the midpoint for the class interval "10-15"?
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What are the advantages of using a median?
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What is a disadvantage of using grouped data?
إجابة(C)
You lose the exact original data values.
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What does 'More than' show in a frequency table?
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The formula for range is:
إجابة(A)
Largest data value - smallest data value
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What is the range measurement for?
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Which average is not affected by a few high or low values?
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If you have a dataset and want to see each result, what table will you need?
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What can a 'More than...' row at the end of a table be useful for?
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For grouped data, if the 6th value is the median, and the first three classes each contain three data points, in which class does the median belong?
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The following data is presented in a frequency table: 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5. What is the median?
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What does the pilot survey help you with?
