8. Caleb measured the heights of 30 plants.
The table gives some information about the heights, h cm, of the plants.
Height (h cm) of plants
Frequency
00 < h 10
2
10 < h 20
8
20 < h 30
9
30 < h 40
7
40 < h 50
4
(a) Work out an estimate for the mean height of a plant.
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(b) Write down the modal class interval.
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(1)
(c) Find the class interval that contains the median.
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(d) Why is your answer to part (a) and estimate?
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(1)
(7 marks)