OCR MEI S1 2005 June — Question 2

Exam BoardOCR MEI
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2005
SessionJune
TopicData representation
TypeDraw histogram then perform calculations

2 Answer part (i) of this question on the insert provided.
A taxi driver operates from a taxi rank at a main railway station in London. During one particular week he makes 120 journeys, the lengths of which are summarised in the table.
Length
\(( x\) miles \()\)
\(0 < x \leqslant 1\)\(1 < x \leqslant 2\)\(2 < x \leqslant 3\)\(3 < x \leqslant 4\)\(4 < x \leqslant 6\)\(6 < x \leqslant 10\)
Number of
journeys
3830211498
  1. On the insert, draw a cumulative frequency diagram to illustrate the data.
  2. Use your graph to estimate the median length of journey and the quartiles. Hence find the interquartile range.
  3. State the type of skewness of the distribution of the data.