Box Plots (Box and Whisker Vocabulary)

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What is a Box and Whisker Plot?

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A Box and Whisker Plot is a graphical representation of a dataset that shows its minimum, first quartile, median, third quartile, and maximum.

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What does the minimum value represent in a Box and Whisker Plot?

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The minimum value is the smallest number in the dataset.

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What does the maximum value represent in a Box and Whisker Plot?

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The maximum value is the largest number in the dataset.

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What is the median in a Box and Whisker Plot?

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The median is the middle value of the dataset when it is ordered from least to greatest.

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What is the lower quartile in a Box and Whisker Plot?

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

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What is the upper quartile in a Box and Whisker Plot?

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

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How do you find the range of a dataset?

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

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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 identify outliers in a Box and Whisker Plot?

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Outliers are values that fall below Q1 - 1.5*IQR or above Q3 + 1.5*IQR.

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What is the purpose of a Box and Whisker Plot?

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The purpose is to summarize a dataset and show its distribution, central tendency, and variability.