Edexcel S1 2018 October — Question 2

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2018
SessionOctober
TopicMeasures of Location and Spread
TypeFind median and quartiles from stem-and-leaf diagram

  1. The weights, to the nearest kilogram, of a sample of 33 female spotted hyenas living in the Serengeti are summarised in the stem and leaf diagram below.
\begin{table}[h]
\captionsetup{labelformat=empty} \caption{Weight (kg)}
3237
413345569
5122344555788999
6233
7147
84
\end{table} Totals
  1. Find the median and quartiles for the weights of the female spotted hyenas. An outlier is defined as any value greater than \(c\) or any value less than \(d\) where $$\begin{aligned} & c = Q _ { 3 } + 1.5 \left( Q _ { 3 } - Q _ { 1 } \right)
    & d = Q _ { 1 } - 1.5 \left( Q _ { 3 } - Q _ { 1 } \right) \end{aligned}$$
  2. Showing your working clearly, identify any outliers for these data.
    (3) The weights, to the nearest kilogram, of a sample of male spotted hyenas living in the Serengeti are summarised below.
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  3. In the space provided in the grid above, draw a box and whisker plot to represent the weights of female spotted hyenas living in the Serengeti. Indicate clearly any outliers. (A copy of this grid is on page 9 if you need to redraw your box and whisker plot.)
  4. Compare the weights of male and female spotted hyenas living in the Serengeti. Key: 3|2 means 32
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