June 2022 Paper 3 Q12

AQACurrent spec1 markData Processing

12 The box plot below shows summary data for the number of minutes late that buses arrived at a rural bus stop.

Box plot on a scale of minutes late from 0 to 24: minimum 1, lower quartile 4, median 6, upper quartile 17, maximum 23

Identify which term best describes the distribution of this data.

Circle your answer. [1 mark]

  • negatively skewed
  • normal
  • positively skewed
  • symmetrical