6. 30 120
Quick ‘recap’ questions:
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1. What is the range of the test data?
2. Give the median mark for the test.
3. What is the interquartile range of the marks?
Answers on next slide.
7. 30 120
A set of test results in a box and whisker
diagram: some initial questions
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1. What is the range of the test data? Ans: 120 – 30 = 90
2. Give the median mark for the test. Ans: 60
3. What is the interquartile range of the marks?.
Ans: 85 - 40 = 45 (the range of the middle 50%
of the class.)
8. Question on range of data:
A box and whisker plot appears below.
Work out the range of the data shown below:
9. Answer:
A box and whisker plot appears below.
The range of the data is:
Answer: 83
(Not 17-100 although that is a common mistake.
The range is a single number so taking the highest value, subtract
the lowest value. In this case 100 – 17 = 83.)
10. A box & whisker question: median
The box & whisker chart opposite
shows absence data for five year
groups in term one.
Which year group had the smallest
median number of absences?
Absence data for term 1
Numberofabsences
11. Answer:
The box & whisker chart opposite
shows absence data for five year
groups in term 1.
Which year group had the smallest
median number of absences?
12. A box & whisker question on range:
The box & whisker chart opposite
shows attendance data for five
year groups in term one.
Which year group had the smallest
interquartile range of absences?
Absence data for term 1
Numberofabsences
13. Answer:
The box & whisker chart opposite
shows attendance data for five
year groups in term one.
Which year group had the smallest
interquartile range of absences?
14. Another box & whisker question:
The box & whisker chart opposite
shows attendance data for five
year groups in term one.
Which year group had half of its
members recording 6 or more
absences?
Absence data for term 1
Numberofabsences
15. Answer:
The box & whisker chart opposite
shows attendance data for five
year groups in term one.
Which year group had half of its
members recording 6 or more
absences?
16. Another box & whisker question:
The box & whisker chart opposite
shows attendance data for five
year groups in term one.
Which year group had over three
quarters of its members recording
6 or more absences?
Absence data for term 1
Numberofabsences
17. Answer:
The box & whisker chart opposite
shows attendance data for five
year groups in term one.
Which year group had over three
quarters of its members recording
6 or more absences?