Edexcel S1 2001 June — Question 6

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2001
SessionJune
TopicData representation
TypeCalculate range and interquartile range

6. Three swimmers Alan, Diane and Gopal record the number of lengths of the swimming pool they swim during each practice session over several weeks. The stem and leaf diagram below shows the results for Alan.
Lengths20 means 20
20122\(( 4 )\)
255667789\(( 7 )\)
3012224\(( 5 )\)
3566679\(( 5 )\)
401333333444\(( 10 )\)
45556667788999\(( 12 )\)
5000\(( 3 )\)
  1. Find the three quartiles for Alan's results. The table below summarises the results for Diane and Gopal.
    DianeGopal
    Smallest value3525
    Lower quartile3734
    Median4242
    Upper quartile5350
    Largest value6557
  2. Using the same scale and on the same sheet of graph paper draw box plots to represent the data for Alan, Diane and Gopal.
  3. Compare and contrast the three box plots.