Edexcel S1 2021 January — Question 2

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2021
SessionJanuary
TopicMeasures of Location and Spread
TypeFind median and quartiles from stem-and-leaf diagram

2. The stem and leaf diagram below shows the ages (in years) of the residents in a care home.
AgeKey: \(4 \mid 3\) is an age of 43
43\(( 1 )\)
54
6235688899\(( 1 )\)
711344666889\(( 9 )\)
80027889\(( 11 )\)
937
  1. Find the median age of the residents.
  2. Find the interquartile range (IQR) of the ages of the residents. An outlier is defined as a value that is either
    more than \(1.5 \times ( \mathrm { IQR } )\) below the lower quartile or more than \(1.5 \times ( \mathrm { IQR } )\) above the upper quartile.
  3. Determine any outliers in these data. Show clearly any calculations that you use.
  4. On the grid on page 5, draw a box plot to summarise these data.
    Ages