9709 P51 - Jun 2023 - Q1
A summary of 50 values of x gives
\(\Sigma (x - q) = 700\),
\(\Sigma (x - q)^2 = 14235\),
where q is a constant.
(a) Find the standard deviation of these values of x.
(b) Given that \(\Sigma x = 2865\), find the value of q.
9709 P62 - Mar 2018 - Q5
A summary of n values of x gave the following information:
\(\Sigma(x - 20) = 136\),
\(\Sigma(x - 20)^2 = 2888\).
The mean of the n values of x is 24.25.
- Find the value of n.
- Find \(\Sigma x^2\).
9709 P63 - Nov 2017 - Q2
Tien measured the arm lengths, x cm, of 20 people in his class. He found that \(\Sigma x = 1218\) and the standard deviation of x was 4.2. Calculate \(\Sigma(x - 45)\) and \(\Sigma(x - 45)^2\).
9709 P62 - Nov 2017 - Q1
Andy counts the number of emails, x, he receives each day and notes that, over a period of n days, \(\Sigma(x - 10) = 27\) and the mean number of emails is 11.5. Find the value of n.
9709 P61 - Jun 2017 - Q1
Kadijat noted the weights, x grams, of 30 chocolate buns. Her results are summarised by
\(\Sigma (x - k) = 315, \quad \Sigma (x - k)^2 = 4022,\)
where k is a constant. The mean weight of the buns is 50.5 grams.
- Find the value of k.
- Find the standard deviation of x.
9709 P62 - Mar 2017 - Q1
Twelve values of x are shown below.
1761.6, 1758.5, 1762.3, 1761.4, 1759.4, 1759.1, 1762.5, 1761.9, 1762.4, 1761.9, 1762.8, 1761.0
Find the mean and standard deviation of \((x - 1760)\). Hence find the mean and standard deviation of \(x\).
9709 P63 - Jun 2016 - Q4
The monthly rental prices, \(x\), for 9 apartments in a certain city are listed and are summarised as follows.
\(\Sigma(x-c) = 1845\)
\(\Sigma(x-c)^2 = 477450\)
The mean monthly rental price is $2205.
- Find the value of the constant \(c\). [2]
- Find the variance of these values of \(x\). [2]
- Another apartment is added to the list. The mean monthly rental price is now $2120.50. Find the rental price of this additional apartment. [2]
9709 P62 - Mar 2016 - Q1
For 10 values of x the mean is 86.2 and \(\Sigma(x-a) = 362\). Find the value of
- \(\Sigma x\),
- the constant a.
9709 P63 - Nov 2015 - Q1
The time taken, t hours, to deliver letters on a particular route each day is measured on 250 working days. The mean time taken is 2.8 hours. Given that \(\Sigma(t - 2.5)^2 = 96.1\), find the standard deviation of the times taken.
9709 P62 - Nov 2015 - Q1
For n values of the variable x, it is given that \(\Sigma (x - 100) = 216\) and \(\Sigma x = 2416\). Find the value of n.
9709 P61 - Nov 2015 - Q4
Amy measured her pulse rate while resting, x beats per minute, at the same time each day on 30 days. The results are summarised below.
\(\Sigma (x - 80) = -147\)
\(\Sigma (x - 80)^2 = 952\)
Find the mean and standard deviation of Amy’s pulse rate.
9709 P53 - Nov 2022 - Q1
50 values of the variable x are summarised by
\(\Sigma(x - 20) = 35\) and \(\Sigma x^2 = 25036\).
Find the variance of these 50 values.
9709 P63 - Nov 2014 - Q2
A traffic camera measured the speeds, x kilometres per hour, of 8 cars travelling along a certain street, with the following results.
62.7, 59.6, 64.2, 61.5, 68.3, 66.9, 62.0, 62.3
- Find \(\Sigma(x - 62)\).
- Find \(\Sigma(x - 62)^2\).
- Find the mean and variance of the speeds of the 8 cars.
9709 P61 - Nov 2013 - Q3
Swati measured the lengths, x cm, of 18 stick insects and found that \(\Sigma x^2 = 967\). Given that the mean length is \(\frac{58}{9}\) cm, find the values of \(\Sigma (x - 5)\) and \(\Sigma (x - 5)^2\).
9709 P62 - Jun 2013 - Q2
A summary of the speeds, x kilometres per hour, of 22 cars passing a certain point gave the following information:
\(\Sigma(x - 50) = 81.4\) and \(\Sigma(x - 50)^2 = 671.0\).
Find the variance of the speeds and hence find the value of \(\Sigma x^2\).
9709 P61 - Jun 2013 - Q1
A summary of 30 values of x gave the following information:
\(\Sigma(x-c) = 234\), \(\Sigma(x-c)^2 = 1957.5\),
where c is a constant.
- Find the standard deviation of these values of x.
- Given that the mean of these values is 86, find the value of c.
9709 P61 - Nov 2012 - Q2
The amounts of money, x dollars, that 24 people had in their pockets are summarised by \(\Sigma(x - 36) = -60\) and \(\Sigma(x - 36)^2 = 227.76\). Find \(\Sigma x\) and \(\Sigma x^2\).
9709 P63 - Jun 2012 - Q2
The heights, \(x\) cm, of a group of young children are summarised by
\(\Sigma(x - 100) = 72\), \(\Sigma(x - 100)^2 = 499.2\).
The mean height is 104.8 cm.
- Find the number of children in the group.
- Find \(\Sigma(x - 104.8)^2\).
9709 P62 - Jun 2012 - Q1
The ages, x years, of 150 cars are summarised by \(\Sigma x = 645\) and \(\Sigma x^2 = 8287.5\). Find \(\Sigma (x - \bar{x})^2\), where \(\bar{x}\) denotes the mean of x.
9709 P61 - Nov 2011 - Q2
The values, x, in a particular set of data are summarised by \(\Sigma(x - 25) = 133\), \(\Sigma(x - 25)^2 = 3762\).
The mean, \(\bar{x}\), is 28.325.
- Find the standard deviation of \(x\).
- Find \(\Sigma x^2\).
9709 P62 - Jun 2011 - Q3
A sample of 36 data values, \(x\), gave \(\Sigma(x - 45) = -148\) and \(\Sigma(x - 45)^2 = 3089\).
- Find the mean and standard deviation of the 36 values.
- One extra data value of 29 was added to the sample. Find the standard deviation of all 37 values.
9709 P63 - Nov 2010 - Q4
Delip measured the speeds, x km per hour, of 70 cars on a road where the speed limit is 60 km per hour. His results are summarised by \(\Sigma(x - 60) = 245\).
- Calculate the mean speed of these 70 cars.
- His friend Sachim used values of \((x - 50)\) to calculate the mean. Find \(\Sigma(x - 50)\).
- The standard deviation of the speeds is 10.6 km per hour. Calculate \(\Sigma(x - 50)^2\).
9709 P52 - Jun 2022 - Q1
For n values of the variable x, it is given that
\(\Sigma(x - 200) = 446\) and \(\Sigma x = 6846\).
Find the value of n.
9709 P62 - Nov 2010 - Q2
Esme noted the test marks, \(x\), of 16 people in a class. She found that \(\Sigma x = 824\) and that the standard deviation of \(x\) was 6.5.
- Calculate \(\Sigma(x - 50)\) and \(\Sigma(x - 50)^2\).
- One person did the test later and her mark was 72. Calculate the new mean and standard deviation of the marks of all 17 people.
9709 P61 - Nov 2010 - Q1
Anita made observations of the maximum temperature, \(t\) °C, on 50 days. Her results are summarised by \(\Sigma t = 910\) and \(\Sigma (t - \bar{t})^2 = 876\), where \(\bar{t}\) denotes the mean of the 50 observations. Calculate \(\bar{t}\) and the standard deviation of the observations.
9709 P63 - Jun 2010 - Q2
The heights, \(x\) cm, of a group of 82 children are summarised as follows.
\(\Sigma(x - 130) = -287\), standard deviation of \(x = 6.9\).
- Find the mean height.
- Find \(\Sigma(x - 130)^2\).
9709 P6 - Nov 2007 - Q1
A summary of 24 observations of \(x\) gave the following information:
\(\Sigma(x-a) = -73.2\) and \(\Sigma(x-a)^2 = 2115\).
The mean of these values of \(x\) is 8.95.
- Find the value of the constant \(a\).
- Find the standard deviation of these values of \(x\).
9709 P6 - Jun 2007 - Q1
The length of time, t minutes, taken to do the crossword in a certain newspaper was observed on 12 occasions. The results are summarised below.
\(\Sigma(t - 35) = -15\)
\(\Sigma(t - 35)^2 = 82.23\)
Calculate the mean and standard deviation of these times taken to do the crossword.
9709 P6 - Jun 2002 - Q4
In a spot check of the speeds \(x \text{ km h}^{-1}\) of 30 cars on a motorway, the data were summarised by \(\Sigma(x - 110) = -47.2\) and \(\Sigma(x - 110)^2 = 5460\). Calculate the mean and standard deviation of these speeds.
9709 P51 - Nov 2021 - Q2
A summary of 40 values of \(x\) gives the following information:
\(\Sigma(x-k) = 520\), \(\Sigma(x-k)^2 = 9640\),
where \(k\) is a constant.
(a) Given that the mean of these 40 values of \(x\) is 34, find the value of \(k\).
(b) Find the variance of these 40 values of \(x\).
9709 P52 - Jun 2020 - Q1
For n values of the variable x, it is given that
\(\Sigma (x - 50) = 144\) and \(\Sigma x = 944\).
Find the value of n.
9709 P63 - Jun 2019 - Q7
The time in minutes taken by Whitefay Park School in a cross-country race are recorded in the table below.
| Whitefay Park School | 45 | 47 | 53 | 56 | 56 | 61 | 64 | 66 | 69 | 73 | 75 | 78 | 83 |
The times taken by pupils at Whitefay Park School are denoted by \(x\) minutes.
- Find the value of \(\Sigma(x - 60)^2\).
- It is given that \(\Sigma(x - 60) = 46\). Use this result, together with your answer to part (iii), to find the variance of \(x\).
9709 P61 - Jun 2019 - Q1
The times, \(t\) seconds, taken to swim 100 m were recorded for a group of 9 swimmers and were found to be as follows.
95, 126, 117, 135, 120, 125, 114, 119, 136
- Find the values of \(\Sigma(t - 120)\) and \(\Sigma(t - 120)^2\).
- Using your values found in part (i), calculate the variance of \(t\).
9709 P62 - Mar 2019 - Q2
For 40 values of the variable x, it is given that \(\Sigma (x-c)^2 = 3099.2\), where c is a constant. The standard deviation of these values of x is 3.2.
- Find the value of \(\Sigma (x-c)\).
- Given that \(c = 50\), find the mean of these values of x.
9709 P61 - Jun 2018 - Q1
In a statistics lesson 12 people were asked to think of a number, \(x\), between 1 and 20 inclusive. From the results Tom found that \(\Sigma x = 186\) and that the standard deviation of \(x\) is 4.5. Assuming that Tom’s calculations are correct, find the values of \(\Sigma(x - 10)\) and \(\Sigma(x - 10)^2\).


































