Box and Whisker Plot Review

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What is a Box and Whisker Plot?

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A Box and Whisker Plot is a graphical representation of a dataset that shows its minimum, first quartile, median, third quartile, and maximum.

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What does the 'IQR' stand for in statistics?

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IQR stands for Interquartile Range, which measures the spread of the middle 50% of a dataset.

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How do you calculate the mean of a dataset?

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To calculate the mean, add all the numbers in the dataset and then divide by the total number of values.

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What is the median in a dataset?

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The median is the middle value when the numbers are arranged in order. If there is an even number of values, the median is the average of the two middle numbers.

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What are outliers in a dataset?

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Outliers are values that are significantly higher or lower than the other values in a dataset.

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What is the five-number summary?

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The five-number summary includes the minimum, first quartile (Q1), median (Q2), third quartile (Q3), and maximum.

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How do you find the first quartile (Q1)?

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Q1 is the median of the lower half of the dataset (excluding the overall median if the number of values is odd).

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How do you find the third quartile (Q3)?

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Q3 is the median of the upper half of the dataset (excluding the overall median if the number of values is odd).

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What is the purpose of a Box and Whisker Plot?

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The purpose of a Box and Whisker Plot is to visually display the distribution of a dataset and identify its central tendency and variability.

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What does the whisker represent in a Box and Whisker Plot?

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The whiskers represent the range of the data, extending from the minimum to the maximum values.