Mastering Histograms
Mathematics
Grade 8
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A worksheet covering Histograms for Grade 8 students, focusing on understanding and applying the concept of histograms in probability and statistics.
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Mastering Histograms
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Introduction
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A histogram is a graphical representation of data distribution that groups data points into ranges called bins. The height of each bar shows how many data points fall into each bin. To analyze data using histograms, understanding how to read the frequency of each bin is essential.
[2 marks]B
Practice Questions
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1.
A histogram shows the number of students scoring within certain score ranges. If the bin 70-79 has a height of 12, what does this tell you about the number of students?
[2 marks]2.
Identify the bin with the highest frequency in the histogram below (assume the histogram shows data for test scores).
[2 marks]3.
Given a histogram with bins 0-10, 10-20, 20-30, and 30-40 having heights 5, 10, 15, and 20 respectively, what is the total number of data points?
[3 marks]4.
If the total number of students is 60 and the bin 40-49 accounts for 1/3 of the students, how many students scored between 40 and 49?
[3 marks]5.
True or False: The height of a bar in a histogram can be a percentage of the total data points.
[1 mark]6.
Describe what a uniform histogram looks like.
[2 marks]7.
A histogram shows that 25 students scored between 50-59, 30 scored between 60-69, and 20 scored between 70-79. What is the total number of students?
[3 marks]8.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a histogram?
A) Bars are adjacent.
B) Bars represent frequency.
C) Bars can be separated.
D) The x-axis shows data ranges.
[1 mark]9.
Explain how to determine the mode from a histogram.
[2 marks]10.
A histogram shows the distribution of rainfall in mm over a month. The bins are 0-10, 10-20, 20-30, 30-40, and 40-50, with respective heights 2, 5, 8, 4, and 1. What is the total amount of rainfall recorded?
[3 marks]11.
Challenge: A school surveys students about their favorite fruit, and the results are shown in a histogram. If the total number of students surveyed is 120, and 1/4 prefer apples, how many students prefer apples?
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