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Question 33

The box plot shows the distribution of average temperatures at Heathrow in 2015.

A horizontal temperature box plot on a grid labelled Temperature (°C), with whiskers, a median line and a separate x.

An outlier is defined as a value more than 1.5×IQR1.5 \times \text{IQR}1.5×IQR below Q1 Q_1\,Q1​ or more than 1.5×IQR1.5 \times \text{IQR}1.5×IQR above Q3Q_3Q3​.

Find the lowest temperature and the highest two temperatures. Verify that the highest temperature is an outlier.

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Representations of Data Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Maths
  3. /Representations of Data

160 exam-style questions on Edexcel A Level Maths Representations of Data, covering 3.1 Outliers, 3.2 Box Plots, 3.3 Cumulative Frequency, 3.4 Histograms, and 3.5 Comparing Data. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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