8.5 Display Data in Box Plots

Which of the displays allows you to easily find the MEDIAN of the data?

• Line Plot

• Box Plot

Karen constructed the box-and-whisker plot below to show information about her first semester scores.

What was Karen's median test score?

• 70

• 85

• 90

• 95

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Jerry recorded the outdoor temperature at noon on the first day of each month for one year.

He made the box-and-whisker plot below to display his data.

What is the range of temperatures?

• 40

• 55

• 70

• 95

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What value is the lower quartile?

• 66
• 58
• 60
• 64

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What is the interquartile range?

• 4
• 6
• 2
• 8

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4. Which of the following lists all the five numbers needed to make a box plot?

• Mean, Median, Mode, Range, and Total

• Minimum, Quartile 1, Median, Quartile 3, and Maximum

• Smallest, Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4

• Minimum, Maximum, Range, Mean, and Median

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• The median test score is 80.

• The lower quartile is 65.

• The upper quartile is 90.

• The IQR is 30.

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What does a quartile mean?

• One fourth of the data.

• One half of the data.

• Some data only.

• All of the data.

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2. Which of the following best describes the process of finding the interquartile range for a set of data?

• Add the biggest and smallest numbers.
• Place the numbers in order from least to greatest and find the middle.
• Find the difference between the maximum and the minimum.
• Subtract Q1 from Q3.

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What is the median of the data?

• 200
• 100
• 90
• 140

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