Box Plots

What is the primary purpose of a box and whisker plot?

• To calculate the average of a data set

• To display data and its spread visually

• To count the total number of data points

• To determine the highest value in a data set

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What is the first step in creating a box and whisker plot from a given data set?

• Calculating the maximum value

• Ordering the data from least to greatest

• Finding the median

• Drawing the plot on a graph

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How is the median calculated when the data set size is even?

• By selecting the middle number

• By multiplying the two middle numbers

• By choosing the largest number

• By averaging the two middle numbers

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What does the first quartile in a box and whisker plot represent?

• The median of the upper half of the data

• The maximum value of the data set

• The median of the lower half of the data

• The minimum value of the data set

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Which value extends from the first quartile to the third quartile in the box and whisker plot?

• The box

• The number line

• The median line

• The whiskers

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