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, median, third quartile, and maximum.

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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.

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How do you find the range of a dataset?

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

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What are quartiles in a Box and Whisker Plot?

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Quartiles are values that divide a dataset into four equal parts, with the first quartile (Q1) being the 25th percentile, the second quartile (Q2) the 50th percentile (median), and the third quartile (Q3) the 75th percentile.

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What does the interquartile range (IQR) measure?

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The interquartile range (IQR) measures the spread of the middle 50% of the data, calculated as Q3 - Q1.

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What does a Box and Whisker Plot show about data distribution?

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A Box and Whisker Plot shows the central tendency, variability, and potential outliers in a dataset.

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How can you identify outliers in a Box and Whisker Plot?

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Outliers can be identified as data points that fall below Q1 - 1.5*IQR or above Q3 + 1.5*IQR.

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What is the significance of the whiskers in a Box and Whisker Plot?

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The whiskers extend from the quartiles to the minimum and maximum values, showing the range of the data.

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How do you interpret the median in a Box and Whisker Plot?

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The median line inside the box represents the middle value of the dataset, indicating where half the data points lie below and half above.

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

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A longer box indicates greater variability in the middle 50% of the data.

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