Regents Exam: Algebra I August 2016 (Problem 3 of 37)

The video tutorial explains how box plots, also known as box and whisker plots, represent data by dividing it into quartiles. It describes the components of a box plot, including the box, whiskers, and quartiles, and how they help determine statistics like the minimum, median, and maximum values. However, it highlights that box plots cannot determine the frequency of data points, such as the mode. The tutorial systematically goes through options to identify which statistic cannot be determined from a box plot, concluding that the mode is not represented.

What is a box plot and how does it represent data?

Explain the significance of the median in a box plot.

What do the whiskers in a box plot represent?

Identify a statistic that cannot be determined from a box plot and explain why.

How are quartiles represented in a box plot?