Box and Dot Plot Graphs

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What do the "whiskers" represent on a box and whisker plot?

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The "whiskers" represent the Minimum and Maximum values of the data set.

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How do you find the Median of a data set?

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To find the Median, arrange the numbers in order and select the middle value.

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What is the Interquartile Range (IQR)?

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The Interquartile Range is the difference between the Upper Quartile (Q3) and Lower Quartile (Q1).

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How do you calculate the range of a data set?

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The range is calculated by subtracting the minimum value from the maximum value.

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What is the minimum value in a data set?

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The minimum value is the smallest number in the data set.

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What is a box and whisker plot used for?

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A box and whisker plot is used to display the distribution of a data set and to identify its quartiles.

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What does the box in a box and whisker plot represent?

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The box represents the interquartile range (IQR), which contains the middle 50% of the data.

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What are quartiles?

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Quartiles are values that divide a data set into four equal parts.

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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 the data set.

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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 the data set.