10.7 Reading Box Plots

10.7 Reading Box Plots

By Regina Jackson

Watch this video clip to learn about reading box plots.

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Reading a

Box Plot

Watch this video clip to see a second example

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Reading a

Box Plot

Use the diagram to learn the parts of a box-and-whisker plot.

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This is a vertical box plot.

​Reading a Box Plot

Use the diagram to learn the parts of a box-and-whisker plot.

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This is a horizontal box plot.

​Reading a Box Plot

Multiple Choice

What is the maximum value in the box plot?

• 8

• 10

• 14

• 19

• 20

Multiple Choice

What is the range of the box plot?

• 28

• 31

• 12

• 9

• 20

Multiple Choice

What is the median of the box plot data?

• 30

• 36

• 40

• 45

• 49

Multiple Choice

What is the value for quartile 1 of the box plot?

• 30

• 36

• 40

• 45

• 49

Multiple Choice

Identify quartile 3 in the box plot.

• 22

• 27.5

• 31.5

• 36

• 39

Multiple Choice

What is the maximum value in the box plot?

• 22

• 27.5

• 31.5

• 36

• 39

Multiple Choice

What is the value for quartile 1?

• 11

• 13

• 17

• 21

• 25

Multiple Choice

What is the median of the data in the box plot?

• 11

• 13

• 17

• 21

• 25

Multiple Choice

What is the median of this data?

• 42

• 48

• 52.5

• 57

• 59

Multiple Choice

What is the lowest value in this data set?

• 59

• 57

• 52.5

• 48

• 42

Multiple Choice

What is the range of the data?

• 19

• 12

• 64

• 16

Multiple Choice

What is the maximum value in the box plot?

• 56

• 60

• 64.5

• 72

• 75

Multiple Choice

Identify the value for quartile 3.

• 87

• 91.5

• 96.5

• 101

• 105

Multiple Choice

Identify the value for quartile 1.

• 87

• 91.5

• 96.5

• 101

• 105

Multiple Choice

What is the median?

• 73

• 79

• 82

• 88

• 90