1. 10-3 Data Distributions Warm Up Lesson Presentation Lesson Quiz
Holt Algebra 1

2. Warm Up
Simplify each expression.
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3. Use the data below to make a stem-and-leaf plot.
7, 8, 10, 18, 24, 15,
17, 9, 12, 20, 25,
18, 21, 12 60 49

3. Objectives Describe the central tendency of a data set.
Create box-and-whisker plots.

4. Vocabulary mean quartile median interquartile range (IQR)
mode box-and-whisker plot
range
outlier

5. A measure of central tendency describes how data clusters around a value.
The mean is the sum of the values in the set divided by the number of values in the set.
The median the middle value when the values are in numerical order, or the mean of the two middle values if there are an even number of values.
The mode is the value or values that occur most often. There may be one mode or more than one mode. If no value occurs more often than another, we say the data set has no mode.

6. The range of a set of data is the difference between the least and greatest values in the set. The range describes the spread of the data.

7. Example 1A: Finding Mean, Median, Mode, and Range of a Data Set
Find the mean, median, mode, and range of the data set.
The number of hours students spent on a research project: 2, 4, 10, 7, 5
Write the data in numerical order.
mean:
Add all the values and divide by the number of values.
median: 2, 4, 5, 7, 10
The median is 5.
There are an odd number of values. Find the middle value.
mode: none
No value occurs more than once.
range: 10 – 2 = 8

8. Example 1B: Finding Mean, Median, Mode, and Range of a Data Set
Find the mean, median, mode, and range of each data set.
The weight in pounds of six members of a basketball team: 161, 156, 150, 156, 150, 163
Write the data in numerical order.
Add all the values and divide by the number of values.
mean:
There are an even number of values. Find the mean of the two middle values.
median: 150, 150, 156, 156, 161, 163
The median is 156.

9. Example 1B Continued
150, 150, 156, 156, 161, 163
modes: 150 and 156
150 and 156 both occur more often than any other value.
range: 163 – 150 = 13

10. Check It Out! Example 1a
Find the mean, median, mode, and range of the data set.
8, 8, 14, 6
Write the data in numerical order.
mean:
Add all the values and divide by the number of values.
median: 6, 8, 8, 14
The median is 8.
There are an even number of values. Find the mean of the two middle values.
8 occurs more than any other value.
mode: 8
range: 14 – 6 = 8

11. Check It Out! Example 1b
Find the mean, median, mode, and range of the data set.
1, 5, 7, 2, 3
Write the data in numerical order.
mean:
Add all the values and divide by the number of values.
There are an odd number of values. Find the middle value.
median: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7
The median is 3.
mode: none
No value occurs more than once.
range: 7 – 1 = 6

12. Check It Out! Example 1c
Find the mean, median, mode, and range of the data set.
12, 18, 14, 17, 12, 18
Write the data in numerical order.
Add all the values and divide by the number of values.
mean:
median: 12, 12, 14, 17, 18, 18
The median is
There are an even number of values. Find the mean of the two middle values.

13. Check It Out! Example 1c Continued
Find the mean, median, mode, and range of the data set.
12, 12, 14, 17, 18, 18
mode: 12, 18
12 and 18 both occur more often than any other value.
range: 18 – 12 = 6

14. A value that is very different from other values in the set is called an outlier. In the data below, one value is much greater than the other values. This causes the mean to be greater than all of the other data values. In this case, either the median or mode would better describe the data.

15. Example 2: Choosing a Measure of Central Tendency
Rico scored 74, 73, 80, 75, 67, and 55 on six history tests. Use the mean, median, and mode of his scores to answer each question.
mean ≈ median = mode = none
A. Which value gives Rico’s test average?
The average of Rico’s scores is the mean, 70.7.
B. Which values best describes Rico’s scores?
Median; most of his scores are closer to 73.5 than to 70.6.
The mean is lower than most of Rico’s scores because he scored a 55 on one test. Since there is no mode, it is not a good description of the data.

16. Check It Out! Example 2
Josh scored 75, 75, 81, 84, and 85 on five tests. Use the mean, median, and mode of his scores to answer each question.
mean = median = 81 mode = 75
a. Which value describes the score Josh received most often?
Josh has two scores of 75 which is the mode.
b. Which value best describes Josh’s scores? Explain.
The median best describes Josh’s scores. The mode is his lowest score, and the mean is lowered by the two scores of 75.

17. Measures of central tendency describe how data tends toward one value
Measures of central tendency describe how data tends toward one value. You may also need to know how data is spread out across several values.
Quartiles divide a data set into four equal parts. Each quartile contains one-fourth of the values in the set. The interquartile range (IQR) is the difference between the upper and lower quartiles. The IQR represents the middle half of the data.

19. A box-and-whisker plot can be used to show how the values in a data set are distributed. The minimum is the least value that is not an outlier. The maximum is the greatest value that is not an outlier. You need five values to make a box-and-whisker plot: the minimum, first quartile, median, third quartile, and maximum.

20. Mathematically, any value that is 1
Mathematically, any value that is 1.5(IQR) less than the first quartile or 1.5(IQR) greater than the third quartile is an outier.
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21. Example 3: Sports Application
The number of runs scored by a softball team at 19 games is given. Use the data to make a box-and-whisker plot.
3, 8, 10, 12, 4, 9, 13, 20, 12, 15, 10, 5, 11, 5, 10, 6, 7, 6, 11
Step 1 Order the data from least to greatest.
3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10, 10, 11, 11, 12, 12, 13, 15, 20
Step 2 Identify the five needed values and determine whether there are any outliers.

22. Example 3 Continued IQR: 12 – 6 = 6 1.5(6) = 9 6 – 9 = –3 12 + 9 = 21
3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10, 10, 11, 11, 12, 12, 13, 15, 20 Q1 6 Q3 12 Q2 10
Minimum 3
Maximum 20
IQR: 12 – 6 = 6
1.5(6) = 9
6 – 9 = –3
= 21
No values are less than –3 or greater than 21, so there are no outliers.

23. Example 3 Continued 8 16 24
Median
First quartile
Third quartile ●
Minimum
Maximum
Half of the scores are between 6 and 12 runs per game. One-fourth of the scores are between 3 and 6. The greatest score earned by this team is 20.

24. An outlier is represented on a box-and-whisker plot by a point that is not connected to the box by whiskers.
Writing Math

25. Check It Out! Example 3
Use the data to make a box-and-whisker plot.
13, 14, 18, 13, 12, 17, 15, 12, 13, 19, 11, 14, 14, 18, 22, 23
Step 1 Order the data from least to greatest.
11, 12, 12, 13, 13, 13, 14, 14, 14, 15, 17, 18, 18, 19, 22, 23
Step 2 Identify the five needed values and determine whether there are any outliers.

26. Check It Out! Example 3 Continued
11, 12, 12, 13, 13, 13, 14, 14, 14, 15, 17, 18, 18, 19, 22, 23 Q1 13 Q3 18 Q2 14
Minimum 11
Maximum 23
IQR: 18 – 13 = 5
1.5(5) = 7.5
13 – 7.5 = 5.5
= 25.5
No values are less than 5.5 or greater than 25.5, so there are no outliers.

27. Check It Out! Example 3 Continued8 16 24
Median
First quartile
Third quartile • ●
Minimum
Maximum
Half of the data are between 13 and 18. One-fourth of the data are between 11 and 13. The greatest value is 23.

28. Lesson Quiz: Part I
1. Find the mean, median, mode, and range of the data set.
The number of hours Gerald mowed lawns in one week: 7, 3, 5, 4, 5
mean: 4.8; median: 5; mode: 5; range: 4

29. Lesson Quiz: Part II
The following list gives times of Tara’s one-way ride to school (in minutes) for one week: 12, 23, 13, 14, 13. Use the mean, median, and mode of her times to answer each question.
mean = 15 median = 13 mode = 13
2. Which value describes the time that occurred most often?
mode, 13
3. Which value best describes Tara’s ride time? Explain.
Median or mode: 13; 13 occurred twice, and most times are near this value.

30. Lesson Quiz: Part III
4. The number of inches of snow that fell during the last 8 winters in one city are given. Use the data to make a box-and-whisker plot.
25, 17, 14, 27, 20, 11, 29, 32 11
15.5
22.5 28 32