This key facts covers Key Facts About Box Plots within Box Plots for GCSE Mathematics. Revise Box Plots in Statistics for GCSE Mathematics with 18 exam-style questions and 20 flashcards. This is a high-frequency topic, so it is worth revising until the explanation feels precise and repeatable. It is section 2 of 11 in this topic. Use this key facts to connect the idea to the wider topic before moving on to questions and flashcards.
Topic position
Section 2 of 11
Practice
18 questions
Recall
20 flashcards
Key Facts About Box Plots
- Five-number summary: Minimum, Q1, Median, Q3, Maximum
- Box: Shows the interquartile range (middle 50% of data)
- Whiskers: Extend to the minimum and maximum values
- Median line: Vertical line inside the box showing the middle value
- Outliers: Points plotted separately if they're unusually extreme
- Compact display: Shows distribution in a small space
- Easy comparison: Multiple box plots can be easily compared side by side
Keep building this topic
Read this section alongside the surrounding pages in Box Plots. That gives you the full topic sequence instead of a single isolated revision point.
Practice Questions for Box Plots
On a box plot, what does the box (the rectangle) represent?
Two athletics clubs record the 100m sprint times (in seconds) for their members. The five-number summaries are shown below. Club A: Min = 11.2, Q1 = 12.4, Median = 13.1, Q3 = 14.2, Max = 16.5 Club B: Min = 12.0, Q1 = 13.5, Median = 14.8, Q3 = 16.1, Max = 17.3 Compare the distributions of sprint times for the two clubs. You must use the data to support your answer. (3 marks)
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