Box Plots and Numerical Summaries

Which 3 values can we find in a Box Plot summary?

• Range

• Interquartile Range

• Median

• Mode

• Mean

• A

• B

• C

• D

• A

• B

• C

• D

What is a graphic way of showing a summary of data using the median, quartiles, and extremes of the data?

• Stem-and-Leaf Plot

• Bar Graph

• Box Plot

• Pie Chart

What 5 number summery would match the box plot?

• Min: 12

  Q1: 15

  Q2: 21

  Q3: 28

  Max: 35

• Min: 10

  Q1: 15

  Q2: 21

  Q3: 28

  Max: 36

• Min: 10

  Q1: 15

  Q2: 21

  Q3: 28

  Max: 35

• Min: 10

  Q1: 15

  Q2: 22

  Q3: 28

  Max: 35

Match the 5-number summary to the correct boxplot.

• X

• Y

• Z

• W

Answer explanation

1, 1, 10, 15, 25

Since the minimum and Q1 are both 1, you will not see a whisker.

X:

Which of the following lists all parts of the five number summary (what you need to make a box and whisker plot)?

• Mean, Median, Mode, Range, and Total

• Minimum, Quartile 1, Median/Quartile 2, Quartile 3, and Maximum

• Smallest, Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4

• Minimum, Maximum, Range, Mean, and Median

a visual representation of the 5 number summary of data using the median, quartiles, and extremes of the data

• Dot Plot

• Histogram

• Frequency Table

• Box Plot

The 5 # summary suggests that about 25% of the data is less than what number?

• 5

• 6

• 8

• 22

• 25

a graphic way of showing a summary of data using the median, quartiles, and extremes of the data

• measures of center

• box plot

• interquartile range

• mean absolute deviation (MAD)