6.2 Statistical measures
- Syllabus
- 2017
- Topic
- 6.2
- Level
- Higher
Understand averages for data presented in lists or tables.
calculate the mean, median, mode and range for a discrete data set Includes simple problems using these measures
Calculate an estimate of the mean from grouped data.
identify the modal class for grouped data
estimate the median from a cumulative frequency diagram
Understand the concept of a measure of spread.
find the interquartile range from a discrete data set The terms ‘upper quartile’ and ‘lower quartile’ may be used
estimate the interquartile range from a cumulative frequency diagram