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Understanding Box Plots and Five Number Summary

Understanding Box Plots and Five Number Summary

Assessment

Interactive Video

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Mathematics, Science

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6th - 8th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Hard

Created by

Sophia Harris

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The video tutorial explains the five number summary, which is used to create a box plot. It details the components of a box plot: minimum, Q1 (first quartile), median, Q3 (third quartile), and maximum. An example is provided where the five number summary is identified as 5, 16, 18, 19, and 20. The tutorial aims to help viewers understand how to derive these values from a box plot.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the primary purpose of a five number summary in relation to a box plot?

To determine the mode of the data set

To create a box plot

To identify the range of the data set

To calculate the mean of the data set

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is NOT a component of the five number summary?

Maximum

Mean

Minimum

Median

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the first quartile (Q1) in a five number summary?

The value below which 25% of the data falls

The highest value in the data set

The lowest value in the data set

The median of the data set

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the given example, what is the median value?

20

19

18

16

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the maximum value in the example provided?

16

18

20

19

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