Box and Whisker Plots

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What is a Box and Whisker Plot?

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A Box and Whisker Plot is a graphical representation of a dataset that displays its minimum, lower quartile (Q1), median, upper quartile (Q3), and maximum values.

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What does the lower quartile (Q1) represent in a Box and Whisker Plot?

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The lower quartile (Q1) represents the value below which 25% of the data falls.

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What does the upper quartile (Q3) represent in a Box and Whisker Plot?

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The upper quartile (Q3) represents the value below which 75% of the data falls.

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What is the median in a Box and Whisker Plot?

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The median is the middle value of the dataset when it is ordered from least to greatest.

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What do the 'whiskers' in a Box and Whisker Plot indicate?

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The 'whiskers' indicate the range of the data, specifically the minimum and maximum values.

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How do you find the minimum value in a dataset?

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The minimum value is the smallest number in the dataset.

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How do you find the maximum value in a dataset?

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The maximum value is the largest number in the dataset.

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What is the purpose of a Box and Whisker Plot?

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The purpose of a Box and Whisker Plot is to summarize and visualize the distribution of a dataset.

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How can you identify outliers in a Box and Whisker Plot?

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Outliers can be identified as points that fall outside the range defined by the whiskers.

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What is the interquartile range (IQR)?

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The interquartile range (IQR) is the difference between the upper quartile (Q3) and the lower quartile (Q1), representing the middle 50% of the data.

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