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Upper quartile — AQA GCSE Mathematics Definition | GradeGen

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Upper quartile

GCSE Mathematics · key term

Upper quartile

Definition

A value that divides ordered data so that approximately three quarters of the observations lie at or below it.

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AQA GCSE Mathematics · 8300

Specification S4 · Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3

Revise: Quartiles, Box Plots and Comparing Distributions

AQA Mathematics past papers

Exam tips

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A complete box plot needs a labelled linear scale and all five values: minimum, lower quartile, median, upper quartile and maximum.

Related key terms

Box plot
Continuous data
Discrete data
Grouped data
Interquartile range

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