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and Whisker PlotBox & Whisker Plots

**a plot/diagram that displays data

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Q1: 1st Quartile

Q2: 2nd Quartile

Q3: 3rd Quartile

Upper MedianMaximum

Lower Median

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data set: 1, 1, 2, 4, 5, 5, 7, 8, 10, 10

Find the MEDIAN Value (Q2): Middle Number

Find the MINIMUM Value:Lowest Number

Find the MAXIMUM Value:Highest Number

Find the 1st quartile (Q1):Median of the values to the left of the median

Find the 3rd quartile (Q3):Median of the values to the right of the median

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data set: 0, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 29

Find the MEDIAN Value (Q2): Middle Number

Find the MINIMUM Value:Lowest Number

Find the MAXIMUM Value:Highest Number

Find the 1st quartile (Q1):Median of the values to the left of the median

Find the 3rd quartile (Q3):Median of the values to the right of the median

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data set: 17, 21, 22, 22, 26, 30, 38, 59, 67, 85

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59

Find the MEDIAN Value (Q2): Middle Number

Find the MINIMUM Value:Lowest Number

Find the MAXIMUM Value:Highest Number

Find the 1st quartile (Q1):Median of the values to the left of the median

Find the 3rd quartile (Q3):Median of the values to the right of the median

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Topics: Please choose something useful, informative or meaningful.

How many hours of sleep you get each night?How many glasses of water you drink each day?How many minutes of exercise do you get each day?How many servings of fruit do you eat each week?How tall are you?How many hours do you spend on your OLS per day?How many texts do you send out each day?How many times do you wash your hands each day?How many instruments can you play?How many books do you read in a month?How many times do you go surfing each week?

Do not choose:

How many strands of hair do you think is on a monkey's left hand?What is your favorite color?Do you like sushi?

Homework:

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Homework: CREATE YOUR OWN BOX & WHISKER PLOT!

1) choose a topic (examples on previous slide)2) collect data from at last 11 people3) find the min, max, Q1, Q2, Q3,4) Draw a plot

**example of homework on next slide

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Example of homework:

Topic/Question: How many cups of water do you drink per day

Data (in order): 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 7, 8, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15

Minimum Value: 1

Lower Median (Q1): 3

Median (Q2): 5

Upper Median (Q3): 8

Maximum Value: 15

Plot:

0 5 10 15 20