Mathematics for IGCSE & O level - Categorical, Numerical And Grouped Data (Section 1)
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When might the mean be misleading?
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What is a pilot survey for?
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What is the purpose of a pilot survey?
답변(B)
To check if the survey is well designed
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When creating a good questionnaire, what must it include?
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What is the relationship between frequency and class width?
답변(B)
There is no direct relationship.
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In a data set 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, what is the median?
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If you have the following data set: 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13. What is the median?
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Which is the best average to use for a small sample of numbers?
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What should you do when calculating the mean of grouped data?
답변(C)
Use the midpoints of each class.
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In the example of the school height data, what does the frequency represent?
답변(C)
The number of students whose heights fall within a certain class interval.
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What are some ways to eliminate bias in a survey?
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What's the main purpose of a questionnaire?
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What is collected and grouped?
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What is a good approach to use when you are dealing with the number of students in a family?
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What is the primary purpose of calculating the mean for a dataset?
답변(C)
To describe the average value of the data.
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What should you avoid in a survey?
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When should the mean be used instead of the median?
답변(B)
When the data is perfectly symmetrical.
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What data can be shown in two-way tables?
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What is the best way to show the results?
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Which of the following are measures of average?
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What can be shown with a two-way table?
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What type of chart is recommended for making a frequency table?
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What is involved in good sampling?
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What does the frequency table show?
답변(C)
The tally of each data value
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What is the main reason for grouping data into classes?
답변(B)
To represent data in a more organized form.
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What can you use a pilot survey for?
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What does a frequency table show?
답변(C)
The frequencies of the tallies
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What does the range describe?
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What are the steps to find the mean?
답변(A)
Add up the values, and divide by the amount of data
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Which of the following is NOT a measure of spread?
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What can be found in a two-way table?
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In a frequency table for grouped data, what is the purpose of multiplying the midpoint by its frequency?
답변(B)
To help calculate an estimate of the mean.
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What does the median measure?
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Which of these are helpful in comparing data?
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What is a weakness of using the mode?
답변(C)
It can be more than one value, or none.
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What is the disadvantage of the median?
답변(D)
Can be unreliable for small sample
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What can cause the mean to be misleading?
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What does the term 'class interval' refer to in the context of grouped data?
답변(B)
The range of values within a group.
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When working with grouped data, how is the median estimated?
답변(C)
By identifying the class in which the median lies.
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What is the key difference between discrete and continuous data?
답변(B)
Discrete data is always whole numbers, while continuous data can take any value within a range.
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If a dataset contains the values: 1, 2, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 5, what is the mode?
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What does the range of a dataset represent?
답변(C)
The difference between the highest and lowest values in the dataset.
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Which of the following is the smallest type of average?
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How should you design a good questionnaire?
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What are teenagers voting about?
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What does a greater range indicate?
답변(A)
The data values are more spread out
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What is one way to gather data for a survey?
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What does the range show about the data values?
답변(B)
The spread of the data values
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Which of these is an example of numerical data?
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What type of sampling is best?
