ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS PROJECT WORK

FOR FORM 5 2015

SMK MUNSHI ABDULLAH, 75350,
MELAKA

MARCH ADDITIONAL MATHEMATICS SCORE

( STATISTICS)

NAME :

CLASS : 5 SN 1

EXAMINER : MISS LIM GIOK PEY

TABLES OF CONTENTS

NUMBER
1.

TITLE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

2.

OBJECTIVES

3.

INTRODUCTION

4.

PART 1

5.

PART 2

6.

PART 3

7.

PART 4

8.

REFLECTION

9.

CONCLUSION

PAGE

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

First of all, I would like to thank my Additional Mathematics teacher, Ms.

Lim Giok Pey endlessly for providing helpful notes and guidance when I was
doing this project. She had helped me to go through and check every parts of
this
project.
Next, I would like to thank the important persons in my life- my parents,
Mr
P. Rajamanickam and Mrs. S. Vellaiyammal for providing physical and mental
support and assistance until I finished doing the project. They also had provided
strong financial support for this project.
Next, I would like to thank my best friends for helping me throughout the
days of doing this project. They had helped in finding the data for the survey
and
provided unquestionable support when I was doing this project.
I would also like to thank to all the parties that involved in the works of
doing
this project either directly or indirectly.

OBJECTIVES

The objectives of doing this Additional Mathematics project is :

=to develop the skills in the field of statistics.

=to make statistical figures out of obtained data.

=to read data from statistical figures
=to develop positive attitudes.
=to determine students performance in their examination.

e
INTRODUCTION

Statistics deals with collection, classification, tabulation, analysis and

interpretation of numerical data. Further statistic has wide application
in
Biology, Psychology, Education, and mainly in Economics. In this
survey, the performance of 5 SN 1 students in March Additional
Mathematics test scores is being observed and presented. The school

adminitration wants to compare the result with previous examination.

Hence, one of the ways to present the result is by measuring the
central
tendency of the scores. Measures of central tendency are statistical
constants which enable us to comprehend in a single effort the
significance of the whole.

PART 1:

1.List the importance of data analysis in daily life.

-to determine the amount of insurance cost based on the average life
span of a human.
-to control and plan the family monthly expenses.
-to monitor the crime rate in a country.
-for advertisement program( feed back on the product )
-to help in planning a political campaign

-help in planning in educational blueprint.

2.Specify the types of Measure of Central Tendency and of Measure

of Dispersion
Measure of Central Tendency
i.Mean
-Ungrouped data

whereis sum of all data, N is number of data.

-Grouped data

Where x is the class mark or midpoint of the class and f is the class
frequency.

ii.Median
-Ungrouped data
=The data that is at the middle of the data when the data arearranged
in ascending order.

-Grouped data

Median=L +

where :
L=Lower boundary of median class
N=Total frequency
C=Width of median class
F=Cumulative frequency before median class
fm=Frequency of median class

iii.Mode
-Ungrouped data
= The observation that has the most number of frequency.

-Grouped data
=Determine by histogram

Frequency

Variable

Measure of Dispersion
i.Range
-Ungrouped data
=Largest value-Smallest value

-Grouped data
=Largest class mark(midpoint)-Smallest class mark(midpoint)

ii.Interquartile range
-Ungrouped data
=Upper quartile-Lower quartile

-Grouped data
= Upper quartile()-Lower quartile()

((
L+

iii.Variance
-Ungrouped data
=
-Grouped data
=

iv.Standard deviation
-

PART 2:

))( (
C

L+

))
C

SUBJECT
1
2
3
4
5
6
SCORE
7
FREQUENCY
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
MARKS
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
N=33

SCORE
SORTED SCORE
60
20
38
33
57
38
73
40
Mean = =
53
43
63
43
50 43
57
67
43
4
4
43
47 5
53
50 Mode =
67
50
40
50 Median =
73
50
S.D. =
80
53
67
53
=
50
53
67
57
Interquartile
53
57
range =
67
57
57
57
33
60
20
63 =
63
63
57
63
77
67
TABLE 1
50
67
50
67
TALLY
FREQUENCY
47
67
/
1
73
67
43
73
3 73
63///
50
73
67//// //// /
11 77
57
80

//// //// //

13
5

Fx

a) From Table 1, find

(i) the mean,
=
=
=
(ii) the mode
Please refer to Graph 1
(iii) the median using two methods
1.Please refer to Graph 2
2.Formula

Median = L +
=
=

b)Based on your findings from (a) above, state the appropriate

measure
of central tendency to reflect the performance of your
class in Additional Mathematics. Explain why.
An appropriate measure of central tendency would be the median as
the histogram shows the distribution of the marks is skewed, rather
largely skewed to the right. The median is more appropriate measure
than mean or mode.
The distribution being largely skewed to the right is to be expected as
5Sn 1 is the best class among the science classes. The choice of the
median as the preferred measure of central tendency is for this class
only. When compared to samples from other classes, the resulting data
would show a symmetrical distribution and mean is the measure
adopted by the statistician analyzing the data.

PART 3 :

Measure of Dispersion is a measurement to determine how far the

values of data in a set of data is spread out from its average value.
Based on the data from Table 1.
a)using two methods, find
(i) the interquartile range
1.Please refer to Graph 2.
2.Formula

((
L+

) ) ( () )
C

=
=17.7272
(ii) the standard deviation

1.Formula(ungrouped data)
=
=13.2790
2.Formula(grouped data)
=

L+

=12.4325

b)Explain the advantages of using standard deviation compared to

interquartile range to describe the data.

The usage of standard deviation is more useful as a measure of

dispersion compared to interquartile range because it can give an
accurate picture on the distribution of the data and at the same time,
lessen the influence of the extreme value.For the interquartile range,
the existence of extreme value does not effect anything because it is
not taken in consideration.

PART 4 :
a. If your teacher wants to make adjustments by adding 3 marks for
each student in your class for their commitment and discipline
shown, find the new value of mean, mode, median, class interval,
interquartile range and standard deviation. Check your answers
with other methods.
New mean=55.090909 + 3 =58.090909
New mode=
New median=
New class interval= Original value =
New interquartile range= Original value =
New standard deviation= Original value =

Checking
New Mean

=
=
= 58.0909

New mode

New median = L +

()

= 57.5 +
= 59
New class interval = 31 19 + 1 = 13
New interquartile range =
=17.7272
New standard deviation =
=12.4325

b.In April 2015, a new student has enrolled in your class. The student
has scored 45% in the Additional Mathematics March Test in his/her
former school. If the student scores were taken into account in the
analysis of your school March Test, state the effect of the presence of
this student to the mean, mode, median, interquartrile range and
standard deviation.
Mean = Increases

Mode = Constant

Median = Decreases

Interquartile range =

Standard deviation =

REFLECTION

After finishing this project, I have learned to use the skills based on
Additional Mathematics in my daily life. It not only helps me to
understand the solve-able problems but also helps me to take step and
precautionary measures when it is needed based on the information.
When I was doing this project, I have learned a lot of applicable skills
in
my statistics. And I have also learned to make a precise conclusion
out
of the data that I obtain. It includes judging and getting the needed
data
from the statistical figures. Furthermore, I aiso learned the importance
of
co-operation and friendship in our daily life. Moreover, I realize the
truth in the sentence, knowledge is a tool to make our life far more
easier and differentiate us with other creatures and thus forming our
civilization.

CONCLUSION

In a nutshell, this project is an initiative from the government in

forming a skillful and knowledgeable society in line with our Vision
2020. A student is required to know and able to apply the knowledge
in
solving their daily lifes work and problem. In this project, the school
administration has able to compare the Additional Mathematics
March
Test score of 5 SN1 s student and present this result in a better way of
record. It was found that the result was not that satisfying even
though
some had excel. Overall, the result needs to be improved and it must
start with the students themselves. They need to put effort in order to
score their examination and hence get their A+ in their Additional
Mathematics test. Time is gold so we need to use them well and
decorate
our future with bright hope. Thank you!!!!