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MIP2602
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2022
Suppose you are the manager of an ice cream shop, and you are analyzing the sales data from
the last week to better understand the shop’s performance. Your shop offers 4 different flavors of
ice cream: Strawberry, Vanilla, Peppermint, and Chocolate. You want to determine the average
number of cones sold per flavor and analyze any trends in customer preferences to help with
future decision-making.
Figure 1 shows the number of cones sold for each flavor during the week
Note:
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MIP2602
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2022
1.1 In the ice cream sales data, what variable represents categorical data? Explain your
answer. (3) 1.2 In the same ice cream sales data, what
variable represents numeric data? Explain your answer. (3)
1.3 Organize the sales data into a frequency table that shows each flavour and the corresponding
number of cones sold. Include a column for the percentage of total sales each flavour
represents. (8)
1.4 Present the ice cream sales data visually by creating a pictograph. Create a key using 1
picture of a cone = 2 actual ice cream cones sold (9)
1.5 If you were to draw a pie chart manually, how would you determine the size of each section?
Clearly demonstrate your calculations for each segment in degrees. (8)
1.6 Draw a pie chart to represent the proportion of cones sold for each ice cream flavour.(5)
1.7 Which measure of central tendency is most appropriate for analyzing the number of cones
sold per flavour (ice cream sales data)? Justify your choice, considering that not
all measures may be applicable to this dataset. (2) 1.8
What is the mean number of cones sold per flavour? (2)
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QUESTION 2
Mr. Mkhize, a Grade 6 teacher, wants to explore the music-listening habits of his learners. He
randomly selects 23 learners from his class and asks them to record the number of minutes they
spent listening to music over the past week. The data collected is as follows: 25; 56; 45; 41; 36;
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