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9709 P51 - Jun 2023 - Q1
2510

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
2511

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.

  1. Find the value of n.
  2. Find \(\Sigma x^2\).
9709 P63 - Nov 2017 - Q2
2512

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
2513

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
2514

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.

  1. Find the value of k.
  2. Find the standard deviation of x.
9709 P62 - Mar 2017 - Q1
2515

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
2516

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.

  1. Find the value of the constant \(c\). [2]
  2. Find the variance of these values of \(x\). [2]
  3. 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
2517

For 10 values of x the mean is 86.2 and \(\Sigma(x-a) = 362\). Find the value of

  1. \(\Sigma x\),
  2. the constant a.
9709 P63 - Nov 2015 - Q1
2518

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
2519

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
2520

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
2521

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
2522

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

  1. Find \(\Sigma(x - 62)\).
  2. Find \(\Sigma(x - 62)^2\).
  3. Find the mean and variance of the speeds of the 8 cars.
9709 P61 - Nov 2013 - Q3
2523

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
2524

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
2525

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.

  1. Find the standard deviation of these values of x.
  2. Given that the mean of these values is 86, find the value of c.
9709 P61 - Nov 2012 - Q2
2526

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
2527

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.

  1. Find the number of children in the group.
  2. Find \(\Sigma(x - 104.8)^2\).
9709 P62 - Jun 2012 - Q1
2528

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
2529

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.

  1. Find the standard deviation of \(x\).
  2. Find \(\Sigma x^2\).
9709 P62 - Jun 2011 - Q3
2530

A sample of 36 data values, \(x\), gave \(\Sigma(x - 45) = -148\) and \(\Sigma(x - 45)^2 = 3089\).

  1. Find the mean and standard deviation of the 36 values.
  2. One extra data value of 29 was added to the sample. Find the standard deviation of all 37 values.
9709 P63 - Nov 2010 - Q4
2531

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 \(\Sigma(x - 60) = 245\).

  1. Calculate the mean speed of these 70 cars.
  2. His friend Sachim used values of \((x - 50)\) to calculate the mean. Find \(\Sigma(x - 50)\).
  3. The standard deviation of the speeds is 10.6 km per hour. Calculate \(\Sigma(x - 50)^2\).
9709 P52 - Jun 2022 - Q1
2532

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
2533

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.

  1. Calculate \(\Sigma(x - 50)\) and \(\Sigma(x - 50)^2\).
  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
2534

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
2535

The heights, \(x\) cm, of a group of 82 children are summarised as follows.

\(\Sigma(x - 130) = -287\), standard deviation of \(x = 6.9\).

  1. Find the mean height.
  2. Find \(\Sigma(x - 130)^2\).
9709 P6 - Nov 2007 - Q1
2536

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.

  1. Find the value of the constant \(a\).
  2. Find the standard deviation of these values of \(x\).
9709 P6 - Jun 2007 - Q1
2537

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
2538

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
2539

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
2540

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
2541

The time in minutes taken by Whitefay Park School in a cross-country race are recorded in the table below.

Whitefay Park School45475356566164666973757883

The times taken by pupils at Whitefay Park School are denoted by \(x\) minutes.

  1. Find the value of \(\Sigma(x - 60)^2\).
  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
2542

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

  1. Find the values of \(\Sigma(t - 120)\) and \(\Sigma(t - 120)^2\).
  2. Using your values found in part (i), calculate the variance of \(t\).
9709 P62 - Mar 2019 - Q2
2543

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.

  1. Find the value of \(\Sigma (x-c)\).
  2. Given that \(c = 50\), find the mean of these values of x.
9709 P61 - Jun 2018 - Q1
2544

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 \(\Sigma(x - 10)^2\).

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