
Exploring Box Plots for Data Display

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the primary purpose of using a box plot?
To represent data in a pie chart format
To calculate the sum of all data points
To show the mean of the data
To display the spread of the data
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are the five key features displayed by a box plot?
Sum, difference, product, quotient, and median
Histogram, dot plot, line graph, bar chart, and pie chart
Minimum, maximum, median, first quartile, and third quartile
Mean, mode, median, range, and total
Tags
CCSS.6.SP.B.4
CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do you find the median in a box plot when there is an even number of data points?
Select any of the two middle numbers at random
Calculate the mean of the two middle numbers
Choose the highest of the two middle numbers
Choose the lowest of the two middle numbers
Tags
CCSS.6.SP.B.4
CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the first quartile in a box plot represent?
The median of the lower half of the data
The median of the upper half of the data
The median of the data set
The maximum value of the data set
Tags
CCSS.6.SP.B.4
CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the range of a data set?
The difference between the first and third quartiles
The sum of the minimum and maximum values
The average value of the data set
The difference between the maximum and minimum values
Tags
CCSS.6.SP.B.4
CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the interquartile range (IQR)?
The range between the first and third quartiles
The range between the median and the third quartile
The total range of the data set
The range between the first quartile and the median
Tags
CCSS.6.SP.B.5C
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why are box plots particularly useful for comparing data sets?
They show every individual data point
They can display large amounts of data succinctly
They calculate the mean more accurately
They are easier to draw than other plots
Tags
CCSS.6.SP.B.4
CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1
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