Box Plots

Directions: Use the digits 1 to 9 at most once each, to fill in the blanks to represent a data set with:

a.The smallest possible interquartile range, largest possible range, and that is skewed right
b. An interquartile range greater than 5, range that is greater than 7, and that is skewed left

Hint

What does interquartile range mean? If you wanted a range of greater than 6, what are the possible values for IQ1 and IQ3?

Answer

Answers will vary:

a. 1, 2, 3, 4, 9
b. 1, 2, 7, 8, 9

Source: Kerri Swails and Mark Alvaro

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5 comments

  1. Does this exist as a Google Slides version? When I looked, the link to High School > Stats and Probability was blank.

  2. I teach box plots & IQR in 6th grade. I may try this with them.

  3. This is useful for teaching Algebra 1’s Box and Whisker Plots! Thank you.

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