Box & Whisker Plots

Which is not one of the five values needed for a box and whisker plot? 

• Least Value
• Median
• Mode
• Upper (3rd) Quartile

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

How do you compute
 inter-quartile range? 

• 3rd Quartile - 1st Quartile
• Greatest Value - Least Value 
• Interquartile range is the same as the greatest value
• Interquartile range is always 1

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

How do you compute the range in a box and whisker plot?

• 3rd Quartile - 1st Quartile
• Greatest Value - Least Value
• Range is always 10
• Range is the same as interquartile range

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

What percent of the data does the "box" represent? 

• 0%
• 25%
• 100%
• 50%

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

What percent of data does each quartile represent in a box and whisker plot? 

• 100%
• 0%
• 25%
• 50%

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CCSS.6.SP.A.2

CCSS.6.SP.B.4

What conclusion can be made from this box and whisker plot? 

• The first 25% of data are between 2 and 7
• The first 25% of data are between 2 and 4
• The first 25% of data are between 11 and 13
• The first 25% of data are between 7 and 10

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

Compared to the data in Quartile 2, the data in Quartile 3...

• are more spread out
• are more clustered together
• are the same in variability
• there are no data in Quartile 3 

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

Which Shop has a wider range of surfboard prices? 

• Shop A
• Shop B

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CCSS.6.SP.A.1

CCSS.6.SP.A.2

CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

• Half the test scores in your class are between 85 and 100.
• 25% of the test scores in your friend's class are 80 or above
• The medians are the same for both classes
• The test scores in your friend's class are more spread out than in your class

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CCSS.6.SP.A.1

CCSS.6.SP.A.2

CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

What conclusion can be made from these box and whisker plots? 

• Sales Rep A has a greater median of cars sold
• Sales Rep B has a greater median of cars sold
• Sales Rep B showed more variability in the number of cars sold
• Sales Rep A showed more variability in the number of cars sold

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CCSS.6.SP.A.1

CCSS.6.SP.A.2

CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.6.SP.B.5