1. Box-and-Whisker Plots
SWBAT interpret box-and-whisker plots; make box-and-whisker plots to show the distribution of data

2. Definitions Box-and-whisker plot Extremes Quartile Box Whiskers
A way to organize data that shows the extremes, the median, and the quartile divisions
Extremes
The greatest and the least numbers in a data set
Quartile
Divided into four parts
Box
Drawn on top of the second and third quartiles
Whiskers
Show the first and fourth quartiles

3. Examples
Data:
Draw a number line
Find the mean
Find the quartiles
Mark the extremes
Box the second and third quartiles
Draw a line to connect the extremes to the box

4. Examples
Which characteristic of he box-and-whisker plot can be used to determine the range of the data?
About how much data are in the box?

5. Examples What are the extremes of the data?
What are the extremes of the data?
What is the median of the data?
What are the upper and lower quartiles?

6. Examples Create a box-and-whisker plot for the data