Understanding Box and Whisker Plots

What is another name for box and whisker plots?

• Quartile plots

• Box plots

• Scatter plots

• Histograms

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

• The largest value

• The average value

• The median value

• The smallest value

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What is the median also referred to as in the context of box and whisker plots?

• First quartile

• Second quartile

• Third quartile

• Fourth quartile

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How is the median value in a box and whisker plot determined?

• By averaging the two middle numbers

• By selecting the largest number

• By choosing the smallest number

• By finding the most frequent number

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

• The minimum value

• The median of the upper half

• The median of the lower half

• The maximum value

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What does the third quartile in a box and whisker plot indicate?

• The maximum value

• The median of the upper half

• The median of the lower half

• The median of the entire data set

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How many parts does a box and whisker plot split the data into?

• Five

• Four

• Three

• Two

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What percentage of data is represented by the interquartile range in a box and whisker plot?

• 25%

• 50%

• 75%

• 100%

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What is the purpose of the whiskers in a box and whisker plot?

• To divide the data into quartiles

• To extend to the minimum and maximum values

• To show the range of the middle 50% of data

• To indicate the median values

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

• The range from minimum to maximum

• The interquartile range

• The median value

• The average value of the data

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