Stem and Leaf plots/Box and Whisker Plots

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What is a Stem-and-Leaf Plot?

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A Stem-and-Leaf Plot is a method of displaying quantitative data in a graphical format, similar to a histogram, to retain the original data values while showing their distribution.

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What is a Box-and-Whisker Plot?

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A Box-and-Whisker Plot is a standardized way of displaying the distribution of data based on a five-number summary: minimum, first quartile (Q1), median, third quartile (Q3), and maximum.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

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What does IQR stand for?

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IQR stands for Interquartile Range, which is the difference between the first quartile (Q1) and the third quartile (Q3) in a data set.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

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How do you calculate the Median?

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

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

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What is the Mode of a data set?

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The Mode is the value that appears most frequently in a data set.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

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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 data set, highlighting its central tendency and variability.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

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What does the top 25% of data represent in a Box-and-Whisker Plot?

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The top 25% of data represents the values above the third quartile (Q3) in a Box-and-Whisker Plot.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

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How do you find the range of a data set?

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The range is found by subtracting the minimum value from the maximum value in the data set.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

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What is a Quartile?

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A Quartile is a type of quantile that divides a ranked data set into four equal parts, with each part containing 25% of the data.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

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

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The Whiskers in a Box-and-Whisker Plot extend from the quartiles to the minimum and maximum values, showing the spread of the data.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1