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CAPE Applied Mathematics Unit 1 · 2016 · Paper 2 · Question 1(a)(i)

A random sample of 25 students is taken from fifth forms proportional to size. Variables: X is the number of CSEC subjects, Y is favourite subject, Z is distance travelled to school.

State the population of interest.

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  1. 1(a)(ii)State the sampling method used to collect the data.[1 mark]
  2. 1(a)(iii)State the variable which is qualitative.[1 mark]
  3. 1(a)(iv)State the variable which is continuous.[1 mark]
  4. 1(a)(v)State the variable which is discrete.[1 mark]
  5. 1(b)(i)Calculate the angle of the sector representing persons who love potato.[2 marks]
  6. 1(b)(ii)If 10 persons love yam, determine the total number of persons living in the home to the nearest whole number.[3 marks]
  7. 1(b)(iii)Calculate the number of persons who love cassava to the nearest whole number.[3 marks]
  8. 1(c)(i)State a disadvantage of displaying this data in groups as shown.[1 mark]
  9. 1(c)(ii)On the grid provided on page 7, draw a clearly labelled histogram displaying the information in the table, using a scale of 1 cm = 5 years and 2 cm = 5 persons.[8 marks]
  10. 1(c)(iii)Use the histogram to estimate the mode of the ages.[3 marks]

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