Creating Box and Whisker Plots

What is the first step in creating a box-and-whisker plot?

• Drawing the plot on a number line

• Organizing the data in ascending order

• Determining the first and third quartiles

• Identifying the median of the dataset

What term is used to describe the median in a box-and-whisker plot?

• Third quartile

• Interquartile range

• Second quartile

• First quartile

How many numbers are on either side of the median in this dataset?

• Two

• Three

• Four

• Five

How is the first quartile determined in a dataset?

• It's the largest number in the dataset

• It's the smallest number in the dataset

• It's the median of the lower half

• It's the median of the upper half

What does the third quartile represent in a dataset?

• The average of all data points

• The median of the upper half

• The median of the entire dataset

• The median of the lower half

Which number is the least in the given dataset?

• 14

• 3

• 7

• 12

Which number is the greatest in the given dataset?

• 3

• 14

• 12

• 7

What is the correct scale for the number line when drawing a box-and-whisker plot for the given dataset?

• 0 to 10

• 5 to 15

• 1 to 15

• 1 to 20

What are the 'whiskers' in a box-and-whisker plot?

• Lines connecting the quartiles

• Lines from the box to the least and greatest numbers

• The top and bottom of the box

• Markers for the median

What overall picture does a box-and-whisker plot provide?

• The range of the dataset

• A detailed view of each data point

• The average of the dataset

• An overall distribution of the dataset