Chapter 9: Statistics
Test C answers
Part A – Multiple-choice
1 C
2 E
3 A
4 A
5 D
6 D
7 D
8 B
9 D
10 B
Part B – Short-answer
1 a
Class interval Frequency Percentage frequency
0– I 1 5%
5– I 1 5%
10– II 2 10%
15– I 1 5%
20– IIII 5 25%
25– III 3 15%
30– III 3 15%
35–40 IIII 4 20%
Total
b
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2 a i 27
ii 12
iii Q1= 9, Q3 = 18.5
iv Q3 – Q1 = 9.5
v No outliers: 18.5 + 1.5 9.5 = 32.75
9 – 1.5 9.5 = –5.5
c
3 x = 0, 1, 2
y = 8,9
z = 5, 6,7
4 a increased by 10
b doubled
c tripled
5 a e.g. 3, 3, 6, 20, 21
b e.g. 3, 4, 5, 5, 11, 14
Part C – Extended-response
1 a, d
b negative
c strong(ish)
d i answers vary approx. y = –0.68x + 7.93
ii –0.68 11.7 + 7.93 = –0.026 (using approximation above; exact answer is
closer to –0.011). Extrapolation.
2 answers might mention : the table shows that people 40 and under are less
likely to have private health insurance when compared to people in the same
demographic ( ratio 3 : 7 with and without ) and people over 40 are more likely to
have private health insurance with 85% of the surveyed age group having it.
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