QuestionCalculate the estimated mean revision time for 120 students given the following time intervals and frequencies:
: 0, : 20, : 50, : 50.
Studdy Solution
STEP 1
Assumptions1. The table represents the distribution of time spent by120 students revising maths each week.
. The time intervals are exclusive, meaning a student can only belong to one interval.
3. The frequency represents the number of students in each time interval.
4. We are asked to estimate the mean time spent revising maths.
STEP 2
To estimate the mean, we first need to find the midpoint of each time interval. This is done by adding the lower limit and the upper limit of each interval and dividing by2.
STEP 3
Calculate the midpoint for each time interval.
For the first interval, , the midpoint isFor the second interval, , the midpoint isFor the third interval, , the midpoint isFor the fourth interval, , the midpoint is
STEP 4
Next, we multiply each midpoint by its corresponding frequency to get the total time spent in each interval.
STEP 5
Calculate the total time for each interval.
For the first interval, the total time isFor the second interval, the total time isFor the third interval, the total time isFor the fourth interval, the total time is
STEP 6
Now, add up all the total times to get the overall total time spent revising maths.
STEP 7
Calculate the overall total time.
STEP 8
Finally, to estimate the mean time spent revising maths, divide the overall total time by the total number of students (120).
STEP 9
Plug in the values for the overall total time and the total number of students to calculate the mean time.
STEP 10
Calculate the mean time spent revising maths.
The estimated mean time spent revising maths is41.25 minutes.
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