Practice - Box Plots (Box-and-Whisker Diagrams)
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Practice Questions
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What are the five key components of a box plot?
💡 Hint: Think about what represents the spread and center of the data.
In a box plot, what does the 'box' represent?
💡 Hint: Focus on the range that includes Q1 and Q3.
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Interactive Quizzes
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Which of the following are essential components of a box plot?
💡 Hint: Focus on the five key measures.
True or False: A box plot provides information about the mode of a data set.
💡 Hint: Recall what defines mode.
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Challenge Problems
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Suppose you have a box plot where Q1 is 10, Q3 is 30 and you plot the data values. Discuss how you would approach finding the median and possible outliers.
💡 Hint: Remember the formulas for finding the IQR and how to calculate it.
Explore a real-world scenario where you create two box plots for different sets of data: test scores from two different classes. Analyze how they can be compared based on variance and presence of outliers.
💡 Hint: Make sure to evaluate the visual differences in whisker lengths and box sizes.
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