Box Plots and Dot Plots

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What is a box plot?

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A box plot is a graphical representation of a dataset that shows its minimum, first quartile, median, third quartile, and maximum values.

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What does a dot plot represent?

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A dot plot is a simple visual display of data where each data point is represented by a dot above a number line.

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How do you find the median in a dataset?

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To find the median, arrange the data in numerical order and identify the middle value. If there is an even number of values, average the two middle values.

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What is the purpose of the upper quartile in a box plot?

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The upper quartile (Q3) represents the median of the upper half of the dataset, indicating the value below which 75% of the data falls.

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What is the minimum value in a dataset?

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The minimum value is the smallest number in a dataset.

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How do you determine the total number of students in a class from a box plot?

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The total number of students can be inferred from the data points represented in the box plot, often indicated by the number of dots or values shown.

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What does the term 'outlier' mean in statistics?

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An outlier is a data point that is significantly different from the other data points in a dataset.

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How can you identify the mode in a dataset?

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The mode is the value that appears most frequently in a dataset.

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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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What does the term 'quartile' refer to?

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