Exploring Box and Whisker Plots
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Objective
I can create and interpret box and whisker plots to analyze data sets.
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Warm-up video
IXL · 4:50
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Part 2 of 4
Key concepts
3 concepts
- 1
A box plot displays the minimum, lower quartile, median, upper quartile, and maximum values of a data set.
- 2
The range is the difference between the maximum and minimum values, while the interquartile range (IQR) is the difference between the upper and lower quartiles.
- 3
The interquartile range (IQR) measures the variability of a data set; a larger IQR indicates more variation in the data.
Part 3 of 4
Practice
8 questions
What five values are displayed in a box and whisker plot?
In a box and whisker plot, what percentage of the data falls between the lower quartile (Q1) and the upper quartile (Q3)?
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Exit ticket
Quick comprehension check
“Here is a data set: 2, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 15, 18, 20. Create a box and whisker plot for this data set. What is the interquartile range (IQR) of this data?”
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