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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 (Q1), median, third quartile (Q3), and maximum values.

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What does the lower quartile (Q1) represent?

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The lower quartile (Q1) represents the value below which 25% of the data falls.

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How do you find the median of a dataset?

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To find the median, arrange the data in ascending order and locate the middle value. If there is an even number of values, average the two middle values.

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What is the five-number summary?

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The five-number summary consists of the minimum value, Q1, median, Q3, and maximum value of a dataset.

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What does the maximum value represent in a Box and Whisker Plot?

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The maximum value represents the highest data point in the dataset.

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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 summarize the distribution of a dataset and identify outliers.

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What is an outlier in a dataset?

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An outlier is a data point that is significantly higher or lower than the other values in the dataset.

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How do you determine 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 Q3 represent in a Box and Whisker Plot?

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Q3 represents the value below which 75% of the data falls.

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What is the difference between Q1 and Q3?

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The difference between Q1 and Q3 is called the interquartile range (IQR), which measures the spread of the middle 50% of the data.

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