Question 15 — IGCSE 0580 Oct/Nov 2024 Paper 21
Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580, Extended tier, non-calculator. Topic: Statistics · Averages (discrete data). Worth 5 marks.
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15 Students in class P take a test.
These statistics show information about their marks.
• lower quartile = 38
• median = 53
• interquartile range = 28
• range = 81
• highest mark = 96
(a) Draw a box-and-whisker plot to represent this information.
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(b) Students in class Q take the same test.
For class Q, the median is 49 and the interquartile range is 35.
Make two comments comparing the distribution of marks for class P with that of class Q.
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