Describe Measures of Spread

Find the range of the data.

63, 71, 65, 66, 87, 53

• 32

• 33

• 34

• 35

Find the range of the data.

16, 28, 6, 19, 21, 15, 22, 33, 17

• 18

• 27

• 30

• 12

Find the median, first quartile, third quartile, and interquartile range of the data.

32, 53, 72, 66, 47, 54, 49, 67, 71

• Median: 54

  First Quartile: 49

  Third Quartile: 67

  IQR: 18

• Median: 54

  First Quartile: 48

  Third Quartile: 69

  IQR: 21

• Median: 54

  First Quartile: 48

  Third Quartile: 69

  IQR: 22

• Median: 54

  First Quartile: 49

  Third Quartile: 69

  IQR: 20

Find the median, first quartile, third quartile, and interquartile range of the data.

203, 183, 212, 181, 157, 204, 189, 190

• Median: 189

  First Quartile: 182

  Third Quartile: 203

  IQR: 21

• Median: 189.5

  First Quartile: 182

  Third Quartile: 203

  IQR: 21

• Median: 189

  First Quartile: 182

  Third Quartile: 203.5

  IQR: 21.5

• Median: 189.5

  First Quartile: 182

  Third Quartile: 203.5

  IQR: 21.5

Find the median, first quartile, third quartile, and interquartile range of the data.

23, 33, 25, 16, 27, 43, 29, 40, 35

• Median: 29

  First Quartile: 24

  Third Quartile: 37.5

  IQR: 13.5

• Median: 27

  First Quartile: 25

  Third Quartile: 35

  IQR: 10

• Median: 29

  First Quartile: 25

  Third Quartile: 37.5

  IQR: 12.5

• Median: 27

  First Quartile: 24

  Third Quartile: 35

  IQR: 11

The table shows the points earned by contestants in a competition. Find the range and the interquartile range of the points.

• Range: 15

  IQR: 10

• Range: 15

  IQR: 11

• Range: 15

  IQR: 12

• Range: 15

  IQR: 13

In order to find the median, the data must be sorted from least to greatest first.

• True
• False

The number of miles that Jenna cycled each week for a 7-week period is shown: 
36, 42, 28, 52, 48, 36, 31 
What is the median number of miles Jenna cycled?

• 24
• 36
• 39
• 52

Given the data: 136, 150, 119, 150, 125, 140.
Find the upper quartile (Q3). (Hint... put the numbers in order and find the median to help you find Q3)

•  125
• 150
• 139.5
• 143

Find the lower quartile (Q1) of the following set of scores 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 15

• 13
• 7

• 9
• 6