298 questions · 35 question types identified
The question provides a frequency table with unequal class widths, asks the student to draw a histogram, and then requires additional statistical work such as finding quartiles, medians, or other summary statistics from the histogram or data.
| Length \(( \mathrm { cm } )\) | \(2.0 - 3.5\) | \(3.5 - 4.5\) | \(4.5 - 5.5\) | \(5.5 - 7.0\) | \(7.0 - 9.0\) |
| Frequency | 8 | 25 | 28 | 31 | 12 |
Questions that provide data in frequency form (not cumulative) and require students to first calculate cumulative frequencies before drawing the graph.
| Time ( \(t\) minutes) | \(0 < t \leqslant 15\) | \(15 < t \leqslant 30\) | \(30 < t \leqslant 60\) | \(60 < t \leqslant 90\) | \(90 < t \leqslant 120\) |
| Number of meetings | 4 | 7 | 24 | 38 | 7 |
Questions where students must calculate frequency density values given frequencies and class widths, typically to complete a table before drawing a histogram.
| \(x\) | \(10 - 15\) | \(16 - 18\) | \(19 -\) |
| Frequency | 15 | 9 | 16 |
Questions that provide a grouped frequency table directly (with or without midpoints pre-calculated) and ask the student to calculate estimates of mean and/or standard deviation.
A question is this type if and only if it asks the student to give advantages or disadvantages of using specific types of statistical diagrams (e.g., box plot vs stem-and-leaf).
| Young | Middle-aged | Elderly | |
| Males | 40 | 35 | 25 |
| Females | 20 | 70 | 10 |
Questions that provide data already in cumulative frequency form and ask students to draw the cumulative frequency graph or curve directly.
Questions that ask students to read off and estimate specific statistical measures (median, quartiles, percentiles) or single frequency values from a cumulative frequency graph.
A question is this type if and only if it asks the student to identify or name the type of skewness (positive, negative) from a graph or summary statistics.
A question is this type if and only if it asks the student to find the range and/or interquartile range from raw data, a box plot, or summary statistics.
A question is this type if and only if it provides a back-to-back stem-and-leaf diagram and asks for comparison or advantages of this representation.
A question is this type if and only if it asks the student to estimate the median, quartiles, or percentiles from grouped data using interpolation within a class interval.
The question provides a frequency table with unequal class widths and explicitly asks the student to draw a histogram, with no additional statistical calculations required beyond the histogram construction itself.
| Time ( \(t\) minutes) | \(40 \leqslant t < 45\) | \(45 \leqslant t < 50\) | \(50 \leqslant t < 60\) | \(60 \leqslant t < 70\) | \(70 \leqslant t < 90\) |
| Number of CDs | 26 | 18 | 31 | 16 | 9 |
Questions that provide a histogram (rather than a frequency table) and require the student to first extract frequency data from the histogram before calculating estimates of mean and/or standard deviation.
Questions where the five-number summary or quartiles are directly given or read from a box plot, and the student applies the 1.5×IQR rule to determine outliers.
Questions that ask students to calculate the frequency (number of items) in one or more specific class intervals by reading frequency density from the histogram and multiplying by class width.
Questions asking students to explain why the chosen type of graph or diagram is inappropriate for the data being represented (e.g., wrong chart type, bipartite graph used incorrectly, radar diagrams for inappropriate comparisons).
| Local Authority | Underground, metro, light rail or tram | Train | Bus | Drive | Walk or cycle |
| A | 0.3\% | 4.5\% | 17\% | 52.8\% | 11\% |
| B | 0.2\% | 1.7\% | 1.7\% | 63.4\% | 11\% |
| C | 35.2\% | 3.0\% | 12\% | 11.7\% | 16\% |
| D | 8.9\% | 1.4\% | 9\% | 54.7\% | 10\% |
Questions asking students to critique misleading conclusions or statements drawn from graphs, where the graph itself may be correct but the interpretation or accompanying text is flawed.
| Direction | \(A\) | \(B\) | \(C\) | \(D\) |
| Frequency | 22 | 48 | 56 | 58 |
Questions that provide a histogram and ask students to construct or complete a frequency table by reading frequency densities and calculating frequencies from the histogram bars.
A question is this type if and only if it provides two data sets and asks the student to represent them using a back-to-back stem-and-leaf diagram.
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Questions that require students to find the total number of items in the entire sample by calculating frequencies across all bars and summing them, often using a given frequency in one class to establish the scale.
Questions where quartiles must first be estimated from a cumulative frequency diagram before applying the 1.5×IQR rule to identify outliers.
A question is this sub-type if and only if it provides pre-calculated summary statistics (minimum, quartiles, median, maximum) and asks the student to draw a box-and-whisker plot directly from these values.
A question is this sub-type if and only if it provides raw data or a stem-and-leaf diagram and asks the student to first calculate the summary statistics (quartiles, median, etc.) before drawing the box-and-whisker plot.
Questions that require students to compare two or more cumulative frequency graphs, interpret features, or make judgments about which distribution has certain properties.
A question is this sub-type if and only if it presents a specific sampling method already chosen or implemented and asks the student to identify flaws, give reasons why it is unsatisfactory, or explain why it fails to produce a random/representative sample.
A question is this sub-type if and only if it asks the student to describe how to implement a valid sampling method, suggest an appropriate sampling technique for a given context, or identify suitable sampling frames/units without critiquing a pre-existing flawed method.
Questions that provide both a partially completed histogram AND a partially completed frequency table, requiring students to use information from both to fill in missing values in the table.
| Time (seconds) | \(< 10.0\) | \(< 10.5\) | \(< 11.0\) | \(< 12.0\) | \(< 12.5\) | \(< 13.5\) |
| Cumulative frequency | 0 | 4 | 10 | 40 | 49 | 57 |
A question is this type if and only if it provides random number tables or calculator output and asks the student to identify sample members.
Questions where students must use the physical dimensions (height and width) of histogram bars to find frequency density or frequency values, requiring understanding that area represents frequency.
| Weight (grams) | \(1 - 10\) | \(11 - 20\) | \(21 - 25\) | \(26 - 30\) | \(31 - 50\) | \(51 - 70\) |
| Frequency | \(2 x\) | \(4 x\) | \(3 x\) | \(5 x\) | \(4 x\) | \(x\) |
A question is this sub-type if and only if it asks the student to name/state the sampling method being used, compare advantages/disadvantages of different sampling techniques, or explain differences between sampling approaches such as census versus sample or stratified versus simple random sampling.
Questions asking students to identify why a graph or chart is misleading due to visual design choices (e.g., truncated axes, inappropriate scales, misleading pictograms, or distorted visual elements).
A question is this type if and only if it asks the student to estimate what percentage or proportion of data falls in a certain range using a cumulative frequency graph or histogram.
A question is this sub-type if and only if it provides a cumulative frequency graph or curve and asks the student to read off or estimate the summary statistics from the graph before drawing the box-and-whisker plot.
Questions where raw data values are provided and the student must calculate quartiles and IQR from the data before applying the outlier rule.
Questions where students must work backwards from given frequency density values to find missing frequencies, often using information from a histogram or partial table.