Box-and-Whisker Plots

We are learning to…create and analyze Box-and-Whisker plots.

05/30/24
Box-and-Whisker Plot Vocabulary
Median – The middle number of a set of data.
Upper Quartile – The median of the data values
that are greater than the median of the total data
set.
Lower Quartile – The median of the data values
that are less than the median of the total data
set.
Upper/Lower Extreme – The highest and lowest
numbers in a set of data.
 Box-and-Whisker Plot Practice
Make
Makeaabox-and-whisker
box-and-whiskerplot
plotusing
usingthe
thefollowing
followingset
setofofdata:
data:
1,1,6,6,10, 4, 2, 8, 15, 6, 3
10, 4, 2, 8, 15, 6, 3

Step
Step#1:
#1: Put
Putthe
thenumbers
numbersininorder orderfromfromleast
leasttotogreatest:
greatest:
1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,6,6,6,6,8,8,10, 15
10, 15

Step
Step#2:
#2: Create
Createaanumber
numberline…that
line…thatextends
extendsbeyond
beyondthe
theupper/lower
upper/lowerextremes.
extremes.

Step
Step#3:
#3: Find
Findthe
theMedian…draw
Median…drawaaline
lineabove
abovethe
themedian
medianon
onthe
thenumber
numberline.
line.

Step
Step#4:
#4: Find
Findthe
theUpper
UpperQuartile…draw
Quartile…drawaaline
lineabove
abovethe upperquartile
theupper quartile. .
Step
Step#5:
#5: Find
Findthe
theLower
LowerQuartile…draw
Quartile…drawaaline
lineabove
abovethe lowerquartile
thelower quartile. .
Step
Step#6:
#6: Create
Createaaboxbox(a(arectangle)
rectangle)above
abovethe
thenumber
numberline
linewith
withthe
theupper
upperand
andlower
lower
quartiles
quartiles as
astwo
twoofof the
thesides.
sides.

Step
Step#7:
#7: Create
Createwhiskers
whiskers(straight
(straightlines)
lines)that
thatextend
extendfrom
fromthe
thebox
boxtotothe
theupper
upperand
andlower
lower
extremes.
extremes.
 Box-and-Whisker Plot Practice
There
Thereare
are12
12people
peopleare
areininaaHabanera
HabaneraPepperPeppereatingeatingcontest
contestwho
whoate
atethe
the
following
followingamount
amountofofpeppers:
peppers:
4,4,4,4,4,4,9,9,15,
15,2,2,5,5,0,0,10,
10,12,
12,1,1,18
18

Put
Putthe
thenumbers
numbersininorder
orderfrom
fromleast
leastto
togreatest:
greatest:

0,0, 1,1, 2,2, 4,4, 4,4, 4,4, 5,5, 9,9, 10,

10, 12,
12, 15,
15, 18
18

BELOW THE MEDIAN ABOVE THE MEDIAN

(4.5) (4.5)

Discussion Question:
Why are all of the Boxes and Whiskers different sizes?
Analyzing a Box-and-Whisker Plot

_____% _____%
_____%
25% 25%
25% _____%
25%

50% 50%
Box-and-Whisker Plot Reflection Question

Nate believes that the reason that the boxes and

whiskers are not always the same size is because there
are more numbers in some of the boxes than others. Is
he correct? Explain in complete sentences.
 How to find the: Inter-Quartile Range

Inter-Quartile Range – the difference between the upper

and lower quartile of a set of data.
Inter-Quartile Range = Upper Quartile – Lower Quartile

Show where you could find the inter-quartile range on the

box-and-whisker plot below:

INTER-QUARTILE RANGE
Colby graphed some data as shown in this box-and-whisker plot.

Which statement is true about Colby’s data?

A. The range of the data is 25.

B. One-half of the data is below 65.
C. The median of the data is 60.
D. Three-fourths of the data is 0 0 0 0
below 90.

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Which of the following is not true about the box-and-whisker plot shown below?

A. The inter-quartile range is 8

B. The upper quartile is -2.
C. The median of the data is 1.
D. The lower extreme is -9. 0 0 0 0

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