Grouped household-size data

Grouped household-size data

Secondary 2
8 marks
TGM Original Questions

Forty household child counts consist of five 0 s, seven 1 s, ten 2 s, six 3 s, four 4 s, three 5 s, three 6 s and two 7 s.

  1. Construct a frequency table for \(0\le x<2,2\le x<4,4\le x<6,6\le x<8\).[2]
  2. Complete the scaled partial histogram.[3]
    1. Exactly 30% have at least \(x\) children; find the whole number \(x\).[2]
    2. Give one advantage of a histogram over a dot plot for showing these grouped data.[1]

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Answer:(a) \(12,16,7,5\) (b) add bars at \(16,7,5\) (c)(i) \(x=4\) (ii) a dot plot would be cluttered and less compact.

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