Mathematics A-Level
Quartiles and interquartile range
What Quartiles and interquartile range means in Mathematics A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Quartiles and interquartile range
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Summaries used to identify possible outliers, being resistant to extreme values where the mean and range are not.
Topics that use Quartiles and interquartile range
- Data presentation and interpretation (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Cleaning data
- Correlation
- Distinct sections of the population
- Frequency density
- Histogram
- Measures of central tendency
- Measures of variation
- Outlier
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