Statistics

Statistics

15 marks

A fisherman catches \(200\) fish to sell. He measures the lengths, \(l\) cm of these fish, and the results are shown in the frequency table below.

Length \(l\) cm\(0 \leq l \leq 10\)\(10 \leq l \leq 20\)\(20 \leq l \leq 30\)\(30 \leq l \leq 40\)\(40 \leq l \leq 60\)\(60 \leq l \leq 75\)\(75 \leq l \leq 100\)
Frequency\(30\)\(40\)\(50\)\(30\)\(33\)\(11\)\(6\)
  1. Calculate an estimate for the standard deviation of the lengths of the fish.

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  2. A cumulative frequency diagram is given below for the lengths of the fish.

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    Use the graph to answer the following.

    1. Estimate the interquartile range.

    2. Given that \(40\%\) of the fish have a length more than \(k\) cm, find the value of \(k\).

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In order to sell the fish, the fisherman classifies them as small, medium or large.

\(\quad\)Small fish have a length less than \(20\) cm.
\(\quad\)Medium fish have a length greater than or equal to \(20\) cm but less than \(60\) cm.
\(\quad\)Large fish have a length greater than or equal to \(60\) cm.

  1. Write down the probability that a fish is small.

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The cost of a small fish is \(\$4\), a medium fish \(\$10\), and a large fish \(\$12\).

  1. Copy and complete the following table, which gives a probability distribution for the cost \(\$X\).

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    Cost \(\$X\)\(4\)\(10\)\(12\)
    \(P(X = x)\)\(0.565\)
  2. Find E(X).

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