Box and Whisker Plots

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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 displays its minimum, first quartile (Q1), median, third quartile (Q3), and maximum values.

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What does the range in a dataset represent?

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The range is the difference between the maximum and minimum values in a dataset, indicating the spread of the data.

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How do you calculate the Interquartile Range (IQR)?

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IQR is calculated by subtracting the first quartile (Q1) from the third quartile (Q3): IQR = Q3 - Q1.

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What does the median represent in a dataset?

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The median is the middle value of a dataset when it is ordered from least to greatest, dividing the dataset into two equal halves.

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What is the purpose of a Box and Whisker Plot?

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The purpose is to summarize a dataset visually, showing its central tendency, variability, and potential outliers.

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What does a longer whisker in a Box and Whisker Plot indicate?

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A longer whisker indicates a greater spread of data points outside the quartiles, suggesting more variability in the dataset.

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What is an outlier in the context of Box and Whisker Plots?

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An outlier is a data point that lies significantly outside the range of the other data points, often represented as individual points beyond the whiskers.

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How can you identify the median from a Box and Whisker Plot?

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The median is represented by the line inside the box of the Box and Whisker Plot.

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What does Q1 represent in a Box and Whisker Plot?

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Q1, or the first quartile, represents the median of the lower half of the dataset, indicating that 25% of the data points fall below this value.

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What does Q3 represent in a Box and Whisker Plot?

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Q3, or the third quartile, represents the median of the upper half of the dataset, indicating that 75% of the data points fall below this value.

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