Cumulative frequency/box plots (OCR GCSE Maths): Flashcards

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Cumulative frequency/box plots
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Definition of cumulative frequency

Running total of frequencies

What cumulative frequency shows

How many data points are below a certain value

How to create cumulative frequency column

Add up frequencies as you move through the table

Last cumulative frequency entry equals

Total frequency

Alternative name for cumulative frequency curve

Ogive

Plot cumulative frequency against

Upper boundary of each group

Median is which percentile

50th percentile

Lower quartile (Q1Q_1) is which percentile

25th percentile

Upper quartile (Q3Q_3) is which percentile

75th percentile

Formula for IQRIQR

IQR=Q3Q1IQR = Q_3 - Q_1

What does IQRIQR measure

Spread of middle 50% of data

IQRIQR and outliers

Not affected by outliers

Five-number summary components

Minimum, Q1Q_1, median, Q3Q_3, maximum

Box plot: box extends from

Q1Q_1 to Q3Q_3

Box plot: whiskers extend to

Minimum and maximum values

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