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

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

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

• Third quartile

• Interquartile range

• Second quartile

• First quartile

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

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

• Two

• Three

• Four

• Five

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

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

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

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

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

Which number is the least in the given dataset?

• 14

• 3

• 7

• 12

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CCSS.2.NBT.A.4

Which number is the greatest in the given dataset?

• 3

• 14

• 12

• 7

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CCSS.1.NBT.B.3

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

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

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

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

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

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1