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Ten items were selected from each of four sections at a supermarket. Details of the prices of those items, in dollars, on 1st April and on 1st June are shown in the following table.

  1st April 1st June
  Mean SD Mean SD
Bakery 2.50 0.40 2.25 0.36
Household 5.00 1.20 4.75 1.25
Tinned food 4.00 0.60 4.10 0.60
Fruit and veg 2.00 0.40 2.00 0.50

For which section's items the following statements be true? Briefly explain your answers.

The total cost of the items did not change.

Important Questions on Measures of Variation

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Ten items were selected from each of four sections at a supermarket. Details of the prices of those items, in dollars, on 1st April and on 1st June are shown in the following table.

  1st April 1st June
  Mean SD Mean SD
Bakery 2.50 0.40 2.25 0.36
Household 5.00 1.20 4.75 1.25
Tinned food 4.00 0.60 4.10 0.60
Fruit \& veg 2.00 0.40 2.00 0.50

For which section's items could each of the following statements be true? Briefly explain each of your answers.

The price of each item changed by the same amount.

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Ten items were selected from each of four sections at a supermarket. Details of the prices of those items, in dollars, on 1st April and on 1st June are shown in the following table.

  1st April 1st June
  Mean SD Mean SD
Bakery 2.50 0.40 2.25 0.36
Household 5.00 1.20 4.75 1.25
Tinned food 4.00 0.60 4.10 0.60
Fruit & veg 2.00 0.40 2.00 0.50

For which section's items could each of the following statements be true? Briefly explain each of your answers.

The proportional change in the price of each item was the same.

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The lengths of 45  ropes used at an outdoor recreational centre can be extended by 30% when stretched. The sum of the squares of their stretched lengths is 0.0507 km2 and their natural lengths, x metres, are summarised by Σx-202=1200. Find the mean natural length of these 45 ropes.
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Over a short period of time in 2016, the value of the pound sterling £ fell by 15.25% against the euro . Find the percentage change in the value of the euro against the pound over this same period.
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Three boys and seven girls are asked how much money they have in their pockets. The boys have $2.50 each and the mean amount that the 10 children have is $3.90.

Show that the girls have a total of $31.50.

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Three boys and seven girls are asked how much money they have in their pockets. The boys have $2.50 each and the mean amount that the 10 children have is $3.90.

Given that the seven girls have equal amounts of money, find the standard deviation of the amounts that the 10 children have.

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Jean Luc was asked to record the times of 20 athletes in a long distance race. He started his stopwatch when the race began and then went to sit in the shade, where he fell asleep. On waking, he found that x athletes had already completed the race but he was able to record the times taken by all the others.

State the possible value(s) of x if Jean Luc was able to use his data to calculate: the variance of the times taken by the 20 athletes.

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Jean Luc was asked to record the times of 20 athletes in a long distance race. He started his stopwatch when the race began and then went to sit in the shade, where he fell asleep. On waking, he found that x athletes had already completed the race but he was able to record the times taken by all the others.

State the possible value s of x if Jean Luc was able to use his data to calculate:

the interquartile range of the times taken by the 20 athletes.[Answer 0,1,2,3,4 or 0,1,2,3