0580/23 Oct/Nov 2024, Question 15: Box-and-Whisker Plots
Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 · Paper 23 (Extended) · Calculator · 2 marks
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The question, in short
Using a box-and-whisker diagram of plant heights on a scale from 10 to 80 cm, find the median and the interquartile range.
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Part (a) · 1 mark
Read the median height from the box-and-whisker diagram.
- 1Median = the line inside the box = 28 cm
Answer28
Part (b) · 1 mark
Work out the interquartile range of the heights from the diagram.
- 1Upper quartile = 53, lower quartile = 20
- 2IQR = 53 − 20 = 33 cm
Answer33
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