Box Plots

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What is a Box Plot?

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A Box Plot, or Box-and-Whisker Plot, is a graphical representation of a dataset that shows its minimum, first quartile (Q1), median, third quartile (Q3), and maximum values.

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What does the minimum value represent in a Box Plot?

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The minimum value is the smallest data point in the dataset.

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What is the maximum value in a Box Plot?

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The maximum value is the largest data point in the dataset.

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What is the median in a Box 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 is the term for the median of the lower half of the data?

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Lower Quartile (Q1) - it is the median of the first half of the dataset.

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What is the term for the median of the upper half of the data?

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Upper Quartile (Q3) - it is the median of the second half of the dataset.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

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How do you calculate the Interquartile Range (IQR)?

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IQR = Q3 - Q1, which measures the spread of the middle 50% of the data.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

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Given the data set 50, 60, 82, 86, 94, 110, what is the IQR?

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IQR = 86 - 60 = 26.

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If the minimum is 77, Q1 is 79.5, median is 86.5, Q3 is 90.5, and maximum is 99, what is the IQR?

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IQR = Q3 - Q1 = 90.5 - 79.5 = 11.

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What does a Box Plot visually represent?

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A Box Plot visually represents the distribution of data based on a five-number summary: minimum, Q1, median, Q3, and maximum.

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