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Quick questions on Sampling and data: sampling methods, central tendency and measures of variation - CCEA A-Level Further Maths

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What is measures of variation?
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The standard deviation measures the typical distance of values from the mean and is in the same units as the data; the interquartile range measures the spread of the middle 50% and resists outliers.
What is q1?
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Find the mean of 4,7,7,10,124, 7, 7, 10, 12. [1 mark]
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Name a sampling method that guarantees each subgroup is represented in proportion to its size. [1 mark]
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For data with x=50\sum x = 50, x2=540\sum x^2 = 540 and n=5n = 5, find the variance. [2 marks]

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