Edexcel S1 — Question 5

Exam BoardEdexcel
ModuleS1 (Statistics 1)
TopicData representation
TypeCalculate frequency density from frequency

5. The number of patients attending a hospital trauma clinic each day was recorded over several months, giving the data in the table below.
Number of patients\(10 - 19\)\(20 - 29\)\(30 - 34\)\(35 - 39\)\(40 - 44\)\(45 - 49\)\(50 - 69\)
Frequency218243027145
These data are represented by a histogram.
Given that the bar representing the 20-29 group is 2 cm wide and 7.2 cm high,
  1. calculate the dimensions of the bars representing the groups
    1. 30-34
    2. 50-69
  2. Use linear interpolation to estimate the median and quartiles of these data. The lowest and highest numbers of patients recorded were 14 and 67 respectively.
  3. Represent these data with a boxplot drawn on graph paper and describe the skewness of the distribution.