FINDING QUARTILES

TASK 1 From sets of data

For each data set, find the three quartiles, the range and the interquartile range.
a 3, 1, 8, 3, 4, 9, 3, 2, 5, 7, 3, 5, 9

b 17 42 45 47 53
56 56 59 60 64
66 67 67 67 68
75 76 78 78 84
84 87 88 90 90
91 92 92 92 97

TASK 2 From dot plots

Find the three quartiles, the range and the interquartile range from each dot plot.

c For each plot above, decide which of these two measures gives a clearer picture of the data:
the range or the interquartile range. Explain your conclusions.

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TASK 3 From stem-and-leaf plots

Find the three quartiles, the range and the interquartile range from each data set in these stem-and-leaf
plots.

c For each of the three sets of data, determine which measure of spread gives the most reliable
information for each distribution.

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TASK 4 From column graphs

Find the three quartiles, the range and the interquartile range from this graph. You may find it helpful
to create a frequency table from the graph.