Edexcel A-Level Mathematics AS S1.2.1 Histograms Stem and Leaf Questions

Practise histograms, stem-and-leaf diagrams and box plots by calculating frequency density, reading quartiles and medians, comparing spread and skew, and identifying outliers.

Syllabus
First assessment 2019
Course
Mathematics YMA01
Level
AS

Exam points

  • Use class width and frequency density to calculate histogram bar heights, areas or frequencies.
  • Read quartiles, medians or 75% thresholds from box plots and stem-and-leaf displays.
  • Compare distributions using centre, spread, skewness or outliers shown on the diagram.

Edexcel A-Level Mathematics AS S1.2.1 Histograms Stem and Leaf Questions question 1

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The histogram shows the times taken, in seconds, by each of 260 people to complete a puzzle.

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Use the histogram to complete the frequency table for the times taken to complete the puzzle.

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Given that ∑ft=11087.5\sum \mathrm{f} t=11087.5 and ∑ft2=505718.75\sum \mathrm{f} t^{2}=505718.75

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