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SA-9709-P5-DR-0112 marksL1 FoundationCalculatorCoding
The values of x have mean 10 and standard deviation 4. Each value is changed using y=2x+3. Find the mean and standard deviation of y. Salam Academy Original Practice · Proposed mark scheme
SA-9709-P5-DR4-0013 marksL1 FoundationCalculatorCoding
For 20 values, Σ(x−100)=60 and Σ(x−100)2=500. Find the mean and standard deviation of x. Salam Academy Original Practice · Proposed mark scheme
SA-9709-P5-DR4-0032 marksL1 FoundationCalculatorCoding
A data set has mean 30 and standard deviation 5. Every value is multiplied by 3 and then 10 is subtracted. Find the new mean and standard deviation. Salam Academy Original Practice · Proposed mark scheme
SA-9709-P5-DR4-0042 marksL1 FoundationCalculatorCombining sets
Group A has 10 values with mean 20; group B has 15 values with mean 25. Find the mean of all 25 values. Salam Academy Original Practice · Proposed mark scheme
SA-9709-P5-DR-Q011 markL1 FoundationCalculatorCoding
Adding 5 to every value in a data set Salam Academy Original Practice · Proposed mark scheme
SA-9709-P5-DR-0024 marksL2 StandardCalculatorCoding
For 12 values of x, Σ(x−50)=36 and Σ(x−50)2=420. Find the mean and the standard deviation of x, correct to 3 significant figures. Salam Academy Original Practice · Proposed mark scheme
SA-9709-P5-DR4-0022 marksL2 StandardCalculatorCoding
The coded values y=10x−50 have mean 2.4 and standard deviation 0.8. Find the mean and standard deviation of x. Salam Academy Original Practice · Proposed mark scheme
SA-9709-P5-DR4-0054 marksL2 StandardCalculatorCombining sets
Set A: n=8, Σx=80, Σx2=880. Set B: n=12, Σx=150, Σx2=1950. Find the mean and standard deviation (3 s.f.) of the combined 20 values. Salam Academy Original Practice · Proposed mark scheme
SA-9709-P5-DR4-0072 marksL2 StandardCalculatorCoding
For 10 values, Σ(x−a)=30, and the mean of x is 25. Find a. Salam Academy Original Practice · Proposed mark scheme
SA-9709-P5-DR-0104 marksL3 ExamCalculatorCombining sets
Set A: n=10, Σx=50, Σx2=290. Set B: n=15, Σx=90, Σx2=600. Find the mean and standard deviation of the combined set of 25 values, the standard deviation correct to 3 significant figures. Salam Academy Original Practice · Proposed mark scheme
SA-9709-P5-DR4-0065 marksL3 ExamCalculatorCombining sets
Group A: 5 values with mean 10 and standard deviation 2. Group B: 5 values with mean 14 and standard deviation 2. Find the standard deviation of all 10 values combined, correct to 3 significant figures. Salam Academy Original Practice · Proposed mark scheme
SA-9709-P5-DR-0155 marksL4 ChallengingCalculatorCoding
For 15 values, Σ(x−20)=−15 and Σ(x−20)2=105. Find the mean and standard deviation of x (standard deviation to 3 significant figures), and hence find Σx2. Salam Academy Original Practice · Proposed mark scheme