Drawing Box & Whisker Graphs
Step #1 Place your data in order
Step #2 Find the median. (middle)
Step #3 Find the upper quartile. (the middle of the upper data half)
Step #4 Find the lower quartile. (the middle of the lower data half)
Step #5 Draw a number line which includes all data pieces. Make sure that you evenly space and number the line Notice how the data and the number line don’t match up.
Step #6 Draw the box using the upper and lower quartiles
Step #7 Draw the whiskers using the highest (upper extreme) and lowest (lower extreme) piece of data
Step #8 Draw the median Make sure that you line up each part of the graph on the number line.
Step #9 Title and label the graph Mrs. McDowell’s Bowling Scores Pins per Game
Now, how well can you read and interpret the box and whisker graph?
What was Mrs. McDowell’s highest bowling score? Mrs. McDowell’s Bowling Scores Pins per Game 45
What was Mrs. McDowell’s lowest bowling score? Mrs. McDowell’s Bowling Scores Pins per Game 27
Mrs. McDowell’s bowling scores are typically between what two scores? Mrs. McDowell’s Bowling Scores Pins per Game 38 & 42