Univariate data - constructing box plots

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Re-read this link from our previous class about finding the interquartile range.  Have a look at the bottom of the page, where it explains how to turn this information into a boxplot diagram.
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Watch the following video that demonstrates how to create a boxplot:
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Complete (at least...) 5 boxplots using the following link:

You may check the answers after you are finished.

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Choose one of your boxplots.  What might the data represent?  (eg. test scores, footie scores, time taken to walk home, age of pets, etc.)  Be creative!

Write down 10 facts that can be shown by looking at your boxplot.

Share these facts with your partner or the rest of the class.

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Try this Khan Academy Activity