1MA0 Higher June 2015 Paper 2 Q18
18 The owners of a car park recorded the number of cars parked at 12 noon each day.
The table shows information about the number of cars parked in the car park at 12 noon each day in July and in December.
| July | December | |
|---|---|---|
| Least number of cars | 75 | 100 |
| Lower quartile | 90 | 115 |
| Median | 95 | 130 |
| Upper quartile | 150 | 150 |
| Greatest number of cars | 178 | 180 |
(a) What type of diagram could you draw to represent the information for each month? (1)
*(b) Compare the distribution of the number of cars recorded in July with the distribution of the number of cars recorded in December. (2)
| Answer | Mark | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Diagram type | 1 | B1 for box plot or box and whisker or cumulative frequency |
| Answer | Mark | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Comparison given | 2 | C1 for a correct comparison of medians C1 for a correct comparison of a measure of spread with correct figures NB for the award of both marks at least one of the comparisons must be in context |