Understanding Box and Whisker Plots

What is the middle value that divides the data into two halves in a box and whisker plot?

• Minimum

• Quartile

• Maximum

• Median

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Which term is used to describe the smallest value in the dataset represented in a box and whisker plot?

• Median

• Upper quartile

• Lower extreme

• Upper extreme

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How do you calculate the Inner Quartile Range (IQR) in a box and whisker plot?

• None of the above

• Divide the median by 2

• Add the minimum and maximum

• Subtract the lower quartile from the upper quartile

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When constructing a box and whisker plot, where do you place the 'whiskers'?

• At the upper and lower quartiles

• At the minimum and maximum

• At the minimum and lower quartile

• At the median and maximum

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What value is the lower quartile?

• 66
• 58
• 60
• 64

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What data value is the upper quartile (Q3)?

• 64
• 62
• 66
• 58

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Find the five-number summary.

Min ​ (a)  

Q1​ (b)  

Q2​ (c)  

Q3​ (d)  

Max​ (e)  

• 20
• 30
• 62
• 70
• 94

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Lable the box and whisker plot

a

b

c

d

e

Q3

Maximum

Minimum

Q2

Q1

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