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Cumulative frequency diagrams and box and whisker plots

For each of the following tables of data

a)      Copy and complete the tables and the draw the cumulative frequency diagram

b)      Find the median and the upper and lower quartiles

c)       Construct the corresponding box and whisker plot directly.

 

 

 


                                                                                               

Weight (kg)

frequency

New label

Cumulative

Frequency

0≤w<5

4

<5

4

5≤w<10

3

<10

7

10≤w<15

2

<15

9

15≤w<20

1

<20

10

                                                                                               

 

 

 

Weight

(g)

frequency

New label

Cumulative

Frequency

0≤w<25

5

<25

5

25≤w<50

2

<50

7

50≤w<75

6

<75

 

75≤w<100

7

 

 

100≤w<125

8

 

 

 

 

               

 

 

Height (m)

frequency

New label

Cumulative

Frequency

1.2≤h<1.4

8

<1.4

 

1.4≤h<1.6

12

<1.6

 

1.6≤h<1.8

4

<1.8

 

1.8≤h<2.1

1

<2.1

 

 

 

 

 

Time (s)

frequency

New label

Cumulative

Frequency

0≤t<5

40

 

40

5≤t<15

20

 

 

15≤t<30

90

 

 

30≤t<50

120

 

 

50≤t<90

200

 

 

90≤t<100

30