
For values denoted it is given that Find:


Important Questions on Measures of Central Tendency



Six data values are coded by subtracting from each. Five of the coded values are and and the mean of the six data values is
Find the sixth coded value.

The SD card slots on digital cameras are designed to accommodate a card of up to in width. Due to low sales figures, a manufacturer suspects that the machine used to cut the cards needs to be recalibrated. The widths, of of these cards were measured and are coded in the following table, where
No. cards |
Suggest a reason why the widths have been coded in this way.

The SD card slots on digital cameras are designed to accommodate a card of up to in width. Due to low sales figures, a manufacturer suspects that the machine used to cut the cards needs to be recalibrated. The widths, of of these cards were measured and are coded in the following table, where
No. cards |
What percentage of the SD cards are too wide to fit into the slots?

The SD card slots on digital cameras are designed to accommodate a card of up to in width. Due to low sales figures, a manufacturer suspects that the machine used to cut the cards needs to be recalibrated. The widths, of of these cards were measured and are coded in the following table, where
No. cards |
Use the coded data to estimate the mean width of these cards.

Sixteen bank accounts have been accidentally under-credited by the following amounts, denoted by
To calculate manually, Fidel and Ramon code these figures using and respectively.
Who has the simpler maths to do? Explain your answer.
