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Box Plots and 5-Number, SM-Bank 011

Using a 5-number summary of the data represented in this graph, or otherwise, determine

  1. the range   (1 mark)

  2. the interquartile range   (2 marks)

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i.   \(\text{Range}\ = 7 \)

ii.   \(\text{IQR}\ = \text{Q}_3-\text{Q}_1 = 6-1=5 \)

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i.   \(\text{Range}\ = 7-0=7 \)
  

ii.   
         

\begin{array} {|c|c|c|c|c|}
\hline
\rule{0pt}{2.5ex} \ \text{Min} \ \rule[-1ex]{0pt}{0pt} &\ \ \text{Q}_1 \ \ \ &\ \ \text{Q}_2 \ \ \ &\ \ \text{Q}_3 \ \ \ & \  \text{Max} \ \\
\hline
\rule{0pt}{2.5ex}  0 \rule[-1ex]{0pt}{0pt} & 1 & 4 & 6 & 7 \\
\hline
\end{array}

\(\text{IQR}\ = \text{Q}_3-\text{Q}_1 = 6-1=5 \)

Box Plots and 5-Number, SM-Bank 010

Using a 5-number summary of the data represented in this graph, or otherwise, determine

  1. the median   (1 mark)

  2. the interquartile range   (2 marks)

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i.   \(\text{Median}\ = 2 \)

ii.   \(\text{IQR}\ = \text{Q}_3-\text{Q}_1 = 5-1=4 \)

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i.   \(\text{15 data points}\ \Rightarrow \ \text{Median = 8th data point}\)

\(\text{Median}\ = 2 \)
  

ii.   
           

\begin{array} {|c|c|c|c|c|}
\hline
\rule{0pt}{2.5ex} \ \text{Min} \ \rule[-1ex]{0pt}{0pt} &\ \ \text{Q}_1 \ \ \ &\ \ \text{Q}_2 \ \ \ &\ \ \text{Q}_3 \ \ \ & \  \text{Max} \ \\
\hline
\rule{0pt}{2.5ex}  0 \rule[-1ex]{0pt}{0pt} & 1 & 2 & 5 & 7 \\
\hline
\end{array}

\(\text{IQR}\ = \text{Q}_3-\text{Q}_1 = 5-1=4 \)