Frequency Tables (Edexcel GCSE Maths): Flashcards

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Box plots and data comparison
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Purpose of a box plot

Display IQR as box showing middle 50% of data distribution

5 key measures in a box plot

Min, Q1, median, Q3, max

Minimum value in box plot

Smallest data point in the set

Lower quartile (Q1)

Value below which 25% of data falls

Median (Q2)

Middle value that divides data in half

Upper quartile (Q3)

Value below which 75% of data falls

Maximum value in box plot

Largest data point in the set

What does the box represent in a box plot

Interquartile range (IQR)

What % of data does the box show

Middle 50%

What are whiskers in a box plot

Lines from box to min and max values

Two aspects to compare in data sets

Central tendencies and spreads

What does larger spread indicate

Less consistent data with more variation

What does smaller spread indicate

Values more tightly clustered around centre

Formula for range

extMaximumextMinimum ext{Maximum} - ext{Minimum}

Formula for IQR

extQ3extQ1 ext{Q3} - ext{Q1}

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