The masses of 20 bags, in kg, are measured.
The results are shown on the stem-and-leaf diagram.

- (a)
Find the mean mass of the bags.
Answer ...kg
- (b)
Find the standard deviation of the masses of the bags.
Answer ...kg
- (c)
It was found later that the weighing machine has an error.
Each bag was actually 0.08 kg heavier.
Explain how this will affect the mean and standard deviation....
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Worked solution
16(a)
1. List the data values and calculate the mean
The masses are
.
16(b)
1. Calculate the standard deviation from the listed masses
Using and ,
So the standard deviation is , to 3 significant figures.
16(c)
1. State the effect on the mean when every mass is increased by the same amount
Each actual mass is kg heavier, so every data value has added to it.
Therefore the mean also increases by kg.
New mean kg.
2. State the effect on the standard deviation when every mass is increased by the same amount
Adding kg to every mass shifts all the data values by the same amount, so the distances of the values from their mean are unchanged.
Hence the standard deviation is unchanged.
New standard deviation kg.
The mean increases by kg, from kg to kg. The standard deviation remains unchanged at kg.
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