Box Plots SOL 8.12a-c

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What is a box plot?

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A box plot, or box-and-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 interquartile range (IQR) represent?

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

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How do you find the median in a box plot?

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The median is the line inside the box of the box plot, representing the middle value of the dataset.

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What are quartiles?

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Quartiles are values that divide a dataset into four equal parts: Q1 (25th percentile), Q2 (50th percentile or median), and Q3 (75th percentile).

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What does the upper quartile (Q3) indicate?

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The upper quartile (Q3) indicates the value below which 75% of the data falls.

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What does the lower quartile (Q1) indicate?

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

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What is the range of a dataset?

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The range is the difference between the maximum and minimum values in a dataset.

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How can you determine the median score from a box plot?

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The median score is represented by the line inside the box of the box plot.

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What does a box plot show about data distribution?

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A box plot shows the spread and skewness of the data, highlighting outliers and the central tendency.

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What is an outlier in a box plot?

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An outlier is a data point that lies significantly outside the range of the other data points, often represented as individual points beyond the whiskers.