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AS and A Level
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Earn 100

Each year Upchester United plays against Upchester City in a local derby match. The number of goals scored in a match by United is denoted by u and the number of goals scored in a match by City is denoted by c. The number of goals scored in the past 15 matches are summarised by Σu-12=25,Σu-1=9, Σc2=39 and Σc=19.

How many goals have been scored altogether in these 15 matches?

Important Questions on Measures of Variation

EASY
AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

Each year Upchester United plays against Upchester City in a local derby match. The number of goals scored in a match by United is denoted by u and the number of goals scored in a match by City is denoted by c. The number of goals scored in the past 15 matches are summarised by Σu-12=25,Σu-1=9, Σc2=39 and Σc=19.

Show that Σu2=58.

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AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

Each year Upchester United plays against Upchester City in a local derby match. The number of goals scored in a match by United is denoted by u and the number of goals scored in a match by City is denoted by c. The number of goals scored in the past 15 matches are summarised by Σu-12=25,Σu-1=9, Σc2=39 and Σc=19.

Find, correct to 3 decimal places, the variance of the number of goals scored by the two teams together in these 15 matches.

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AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

Twenty values of x are summarised by Σx-12=132 and Σx-1=44.

Eighty values of y are summarised by Σy+12=17704and Σy+1=1184.

Show that Σx=64 and that Σx2=240

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AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

Twenty values of x are summarised by Σx-12=132 and Σx-1=44.

Eighty values of y are summarised by Σy+12=17704and Σy+1=1184.

Calculate the value of Σy  and of Σy2

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AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

Twenty values of x are summarised by Σx-12=132 and Σx-1=44.

Eighty values of y are summarised by Σy+12=17704and Σy+1=1184.

Find the exact variance of the 100 values of x and y combined.

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AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

The heights, x cm, of 200 boys and the heights, y cm, of 300 girls are summarised by the following totals:

Σx-1602=18240, Σx-160=1820, Σy-1502=20100, Σy-150=2250.

Find the mean height of these 500 children.

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AS and A Level
IMPORTANT

The heights, x cm, of 200 boys and the heights, y cm, of 300 girls are summarised by the following totals:

Σx-1602=18240, Σx-160=1820, Σy-1502=20100, Σy-150=2250.

By first evaluating Σx2 and Σy2, find the variance of the heights of the 500 children, including appropriate units with your answer.

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AS and A Level
IMPORTANT
The range of prices of the newspapers sold at a kiosk is $0.80. After 6 pm all prices are reduced by 20%. Find the range of the prices after 6 pm.