Box Plots

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What is a Box Plot?

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A Box Plot, also known as a whisker plot, is a graphical representation of a dataset that displays its minimum, first quartile (Q1), median, third quartile (Q3), and maximum.

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What does the term 'RANGE' refer to in statistics?

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The RANGE is the difference between the highest and lowest values in a dataset.

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How do you calculate the RANGE of a dataset?

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RANGE = Maximum Value - Minimum Value.

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What is a Quartile?

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A Quartile is a type of quantile that divides a dataset into four equal parts.

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What is the Lower Quartile (Q1)?

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The Lower Quartile (Q1) is the median of the lower half of a dataset, representing the 25th percentile.

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What is the Median?

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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 Median of a dataset?

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If the number of observations is odd, the median is the middle number. If even, it is the average of the two middle numbers.

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What is the Upper Quartile (Q3)?

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The Upper Quartile (Q3) is the median of the upper half of a dataset, representing the 75th percentile.

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What does the term 'Interquartile Range' (IQR) mean?

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The Interquartile Range (IQR) is the difference between the upper quartile (Q3) and the lower quartile (Q1), representing the middle 50% of the data.

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How do you calculate the Interquartile Range (IQR)?

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IQR = Q3 - Q1.