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Cumulative Frequency

Online exercises on cumulative frequency for discrete and grouped data with exam-style questions.

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This is level 4; find averages from tables of grouped data.

The following table shows the distribution of the lengths of some snakes.

Length (L)
in centimetres
Cumulative
Frequency
Working
0 < L ≤ 503
50 < L ≤ 10010
100 < L ≤ 15014
150 < L ≤ 20016
200 < L ≤ 25022

What is the greatest possible range of the lengths of the snakes in centimetres?
Correct Wrong
How many snakes are between 1.5m and 2.5m in length? Correct Wrong
What is the mid-point snake length in centimetres of the modal group? Correct Wrong
Calculate an estimate of the mean snake length correct to the nearest centimetre. Correct Wrong
The following table shows the distribution of the weights of a group of gorillas.

Weight (W)
in kilograms
Cumulative
Frequency
Working
60 < L ≤ 708
70 < L ≤ 8016
80 < L ≤ 9025
90 < L ≤ 10035
100 < L ≤ 11041
110 < L ≤ 12047

What is the greatest possible range of the weights of the gorillas in kilograms?
Correct Wrong
How many gorillas weigh 80kg or less? Correct Wrong
What is the mid-point gorilla weight in kilograms of the modal group? Correct Wrong
Calculate an estimate of the mean gorilla weight correct to the nearest kilogram. Correct Wrong
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Level 1 - Complete the cumulative frequency column of a table

Level 2 - Complete the frequency column of a table given the cumulative frequency

Level 3 - Find averages from tables of discrete data

Level 4 - Find averages from tables of grouped data

Cumulative Frequency Graph recreate the table of values from the graph.

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