Statistical Data Analysis: School Commute Times

Statistical Data Analysis: School Commute Times

Secondary 4

The table shows the average time taken to travel to school daily by a group of students.

Time taken (\(t\) min)Number of students
\(10 < t \le 20\)\(22\)
\(20 < t \le 30\)\(16\)
\(30 < t \le 40\)\(8\)
\(40 < t \le 50\)\(X\)
\(50 < t \le 60\)\(3\)
\(60 < t \le 70\)\(2\)

Find

  1. the values of \(X\), \(Y\) and \(Z\) if the cumulative frequency table is given as follow.
Time (\(t\) min)Number of students
\(\le 20\)\(22\)
\(\le 30\)\(Y\)
\(\le 40\)\(46\)
\(\le 50\)\(55\)
\(\le 60\)\(58\)
\(\le 70\)\(Z\)
  1. the number of students who took more than \(40\) minutes to travel to school daily.

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Answer:(a) \(X=9\), \(Y=38\), \(Z=60\). (b) \(14\) students.

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