Five Number Summary

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What is the Five Number Summary?

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The Five Number Summary consists of five key statistics that summarize a dataset: Minimum, First Quartile (Q1), Median (Q2), Third Quartile (Q3), and Maximum.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5B

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What does the Minimum represent in a dataset?

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The Minimum is the smallest value in a dataset.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

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What is the Median in a dataset?

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The Median is the middle value when the data is arranged in ascending order. If there is an even number of observations, it is the average of the two middle values.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

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What are Quartiles?

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Quartiles are values that divide a dataset into four equal parts. Q1 is the first quartile (25th percentile), Q2 is the median (50th percentile), and Q3 is the third quartile (75th percentile).

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

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How do you find the First Quartile (Q1)?

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To find Q1, arrange the data in ascending order and find the median of the lower half of the dataset.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

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How do you find the Third Quartile (Q3)?

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To find Q3, arrange the data in ascending order and find the median of the upper half of the dataset.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

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What is the Upper Quartile (Q3) for the dataset: 136, 150, 119, 150, 125, 143?

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Q3 is 150.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

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What is the Minimum value for the dataset: 2, 3, 6, 6, 8, 10, 12?

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The Minimum value is 2.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

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What is the Median for the dataset: 23, 34, 27, 7, 30, 26, 28, 31, 34?

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The Median is 28.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

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What is the definition of Range in statistics?

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The Range is the difference between the maximum and minimum values in a dataset.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1