Box PlotsFive numbers that summarise any data set, and what the box…7th GradeA box plot shows the five-number summary. The box holds the middle half of the data.1SORT THE DATASmallest to largest. Nothing works until this is done.2FIND THE MEDIANThe middle value. This is the line inside the box.3FIND Q1 AND Q3The medians of the lower and upper halves. These are the boxedges.4MARK MIN AND MAXThe whiskers stretch out to these.READING ITThe box holds the middle 50% of the data.IQR = Q3 − Q1. A long box means a wide spread.Each whisker holds 25% of the data.A box plot hides how many data points there are. Two very differentsets can share one.Box Plotswww.littleactivity.com

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Math · 7th Grade

Box Plots

Five numbers that summarise any data set, and what the box actually shows.

How to use it

Sort the data first, then find the median, then the medians of each half.

Free · print-ready PDF · US Letter and A4

Grade
7th Grade
Ages
12–13
Subject
Math
Pages
1

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