AQA S1 2014 June — Question 1

Exam BoardAQA
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
Year2014
SessionJune
TopicMeasures of Location and Spread
TypeFind median and quartiles from raw data list

1 The weights, in kilograms, of a random sample of 15 items of cabin luggage on an aeroplane were as follows. \section*{\(\begin{array} { l l l l l l l l l l l l l l l } 4.6 & 3.8 & 3.9 & 4.5 & 4.9 & 3.6 & 3.7 & 5.2 & 4.0 & 5.1 & 4.1 & 3.3 & 4.7 & 5.0 & 4.8 \end{array}\)} For these data:
  1. find values for the median and the interquartile range;
  2. find the value for the range;
  3. state why the mode is not an appropriate measure of average.