Practice
1. The number of points scored by Milton in a 20 -game basketball season is shown:
8, 15, 12, 22, 24, 32, 10, 16, 6, 21, 20, 24, 17, 22, 18, 8, 28, 20, 17, 25
a. Organise the data into a frequency table using class intervals of 10 and include a percentage
frequency column.
b. Construct a histogram for the data, showing both the frequency and percentage frequency on the one
graph.
c. Describe the data in the histogram as symmetrical, positively skewed or negatively skewed.
Class interval
Frequency
Cumulative Frequency
Frequency percentage
2. The number of wins scored this season is given for 20 hockey teams. Here are the raw data.
4, 8, 5, 12, 15, 9, 9, 7, 3, 7, 10, 11, 1, 9, 13, 0, 6, 4, 12, 5
a. O
rganise the data into a frequency table using class intervals of 5 and include a percentage
frequency column.
b. Construct a histogram for the data, showing both the frequency and percentage frequency on the one
graph.
c. Describe the data in the histogram as symmetrical, positively skewed or negatively skewed.
Class interval
Frequency
Cumulative Frequency
Frequency percentage
3. This frequency table displays the way in which 40 people travel to and from work.
. C
a
omplete the table.
b. Use the table to find:
I. the frequency of people who travel by train
II. the most popular form of transport
III. the percentage of people who travel by car
IV. the percentage of people who walk or cycle to work
V. the percentage of people who travel by public transport, including trains, buses and trams.