Box and Whisker Plots

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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 displays its minimum, first quartile, median, third quartile, and maximum.

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What does the box in a Box and Whisker Plot represent?

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The box represents the interquartile range (IQR), which contains the middle 50% of the data.

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What do the whiskers in a Box and Whisker Plot indicate?

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The whiskers extend from the box to the smallest and largest values that are not outliers.

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How do you find the median in a Box and Whisker Plot?

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The median is the line inside the box, dividing the dataset into two equal halves.

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What is the purpose of identifying outliers in a Box and Whisker Plot?

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Outliers are values that fall significantly outside the range of the rest of the data, and identifying them helps in understanding the distribution.

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How do you calculate the interquartile range (IQR)?

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IQR is calculated by subtracting the first quartile (Q1) from the third quartile (Q3): IQR = Q3 - Q1.

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What does a longer whisker indicate in a Box and Whisker Plot?

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A longer whisker indicates a greater spread in the data, showing more variability.

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What is the first quartile (Q1)?

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Q1 is the median of the lower half of the dataset, representing the 25th percentile.

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What is the third quartile (Q3)?

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Q3 is the median of the upper half of the dataset, representing the 75th percentile.

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How can you determine if a dataset is skewed using a Box and Whisker Plot?

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If the median line is closer to the bottom or top of the box, or if one whisker is significantly longer than the other, the dataset may be skewed.

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