Box Plots
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Objective
I can interpret a box plot to understand the distribution of a data set and compare different data sets.
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Warm-up video
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Part 2 of 3
Practice
7 questions
What are the five key data points that are needed to create a box plot?
Explain in your own words what the "upper extreme" and "lower extreme" represent in a box plot.
Part 3 of 3
Exit ticket
Quick comprehension check
“A box plot shows the number of hours students spend on homework each week. The minimum value is 2, the lower quartile is 5, the median is 8, the upper quartile is 10, and the maximum value is 15. What is the interquartile range (IQR) of this data? A box plot represents the scores on a recent science test. The lower extreme is 60, the lower quartile is 70, the median is 80, the upper quartile is 90, and the upper extreme is 100. What is the median score on the science test? Two box plots compare the heights of basketball players on two different teams. Team A's box plot has a median of 74 inches, while Team B's box plot has a median of 70 inches. Based on this information, which team has the taller median height?”
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