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Box Plot Analysis and Comparisons

1. The document contains instructions and marking schemes for exam questions involving box plots. 2. Students were asked to make comparisons between data sets and box plots. Correct responses included comparing specific values or spreads between two data sets. 3. Students created box plots based on given data values. Marks were awarded based on correctly plotting values and features of the box plot like the box, whiskers, and outliers.

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Box Plot Analysis and Comparisons

1. The document contains instructions and marking schemes for exam questions involving box plots. 2. Students were asked to make comparisons between data sets and box plots. Correct responses included comparing specific values or spreads between two data sets. 3. Students created box plots based on given data values. Marks were awarded based on correctly plotting values and features of the box plot like the box, whiskers, and outliers.

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1.

(a)

0 10 20 30 40 50 60
T im e in m in u te s
Box plot 2
B1 for ends of whiskers at 0 and 41 (with an appropriate box)
B1 for ends of box at 2 and 18 with median at 8

(b) 2 comparisons 2
B2 for two comparisons with at least one on spread
(B1 for one comparison of spread
or one comparison of values)
[4]

2. 2 comparisons 2
B1 for a comparison of a specific value, e.g. John’s median is
greater than Peter’s median
B1 for a comparison of spread, e.g. John’s range is wider than
Peter’s range
(watch out for two comparisons given together)
[2]

3. (a) Markings at 1.38, 1.54, 1.63, 1.68, 1.81


3
B3 for fully correct box plot
(B2 for 3 correctly plotted values including box and tails)
(B1 for 2 correctly plotted values including box or tails or 5
correct values plotted and no box or tails)
Watch for 1.63 given as upper quartile (No mark)

(b) 2 differences 2
B1 for comparison of a specific value
e.g. Tallest boy is taller than the tallest girl; girls median
greater than boys median
B1 for comparison of spread
e.g. the range of the boys heights is greater than the range of
the girls heights;
interquartile range is the same
both boys and girls distribution have a negative skew
[5]

Teddington School 1
4. (a) (i) 12 2
B1 Accept 11 < median < 13
(ii) 5
B1 Accept 4 < LQ < 6

(b) LQ at 5, M at 12, UQ at 18.5, end of whiskers at 0 and 32 3


B1 for whiskers at 0, 32
B1 for box ending at 5, 18.5 (or ft the 5 from (aii))
B1 for median at 12 (or ft from (ai))
NB: all the above to a tolerance of ±1 full square
[5]

5. (a) 35 1
B1

(b) 57 – 13
44 1
B1
[2]

6. correct boxplot 2
B2 fully correct boxplot
(B1 for any 2 features correct in a drawn box plot.
For example: correct whisker from 137 to 148 (as the lq of the
box))
[2]

7. 3
10 33 43 68 75
M1 for 33 and 68 marked
M1 for maximum mark at 75 and minimum mark at 10
A1 for completely correct box plot
[3]

Teddington School 2
8. 3
B3 for fully correct box plot
[1 for each incorrect : median (37 to 38 inc.) or 28.5  lower
quartile  30 and upper quartile (43 to 44 inc.) or whiskers]
[3]

Teddington School 3

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