Box Plot Vocabulary

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Median

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The middle number of an order data set

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Mode

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The number that appears most often

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Maximum

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The greatest value in a data set

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Box Plots (or Box and Whisker Plot)

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A graphic way to display median, quartiles, and extremes of a data set on a number line

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Lower Quartile

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The median of the lower half of an ordered data set.

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Range

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The difference between the lowest and the highest values

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Upper Quartile

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The median of the upper half of an ordered data set.

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Mean

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The average of a data set found by finding the sum and dividing it by the number of addends.

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Minimum

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The least value in a data set.

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Minimum

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The least value in a data set.