7.23 Box and Whisker Plots

A visual display of a data set on a number line that shows the minimum, lower quartile, the median, the upper quartile, and the maximum.

• Bar graph
• Line plot
• Box plot
• Scatter plot

Label the maximum, minimum, first quartile, median (second quartile), third quartile, and maximum on the box plot.

c

b

d

e

f

maximum

minimum

Lower Quartile (Q1)

mean

Upper Quartile (Q3)

median

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

Draw a line showing where the interquartile range (IQR) is.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

What is the interquartile range?

(Q3-Q1)

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

Match the following to their values.

• 1

• Upper Quartile

• 11

• Minimum

• 9

• Range

• 7

• IQR

• 2

• Lower Quartile

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

Which box and whisker plot has the highest median?

• Top plot
• Bottom plot

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

Which of the following best describes the process of finding the interquartile range for a set of data?

• Add the biggest and smallest numbers.
• Place the numbers in order from least to greatest and find the middle.
• Find the difference between the maximum and the minimum.
• Subtract Q1 from Q3.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

The mode of the data is found at which number?

• 0

• 10

• 3 & 5

• 6 & 7

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

Which has a greater IQR? (Interquartile Range)

• 6th graders

• 4th graders

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CCSS.HSS.ID.A.3

Which has a lower IQR? (Interquartile Range)

• 6th graders

• 4th graders

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CCSS.HSS.ID.A.3