Arrange the data from least to greatest before identifying the minimum, maximum, and quartiles. You will need these values to make the box-and-whisker plot.
Minimum: 5 First Quartile: 15 Median: 18 Third Quartile: 25 Maximum: 30 Example Box-and-Whisker Plot:
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We want to identify the minimum, first quartile, median, third quartile, and maximum of the given data set. Then we will make a box-and-whisker plot using these values. Let's do these things one at a time.
Values
Quartiles are values that divide a data set into four equal parts. When quartiles are combined with the minimum and maximum values, it is often called the five-number summary of the data set.
The median, which can also be known as the second quartile (Q_2), separates the data into upper and lower halves.
The first quartile (Q_1) is the median of the lower half of the data.
The third quartile (Q_3) is the median of the upper half of the data.
Let's identify the five-number summary of the given data set. Do not forget to arrange the data from least to greatest first!
Given Data Set
14 16 20 5 22 30 16 28
Arranged Data Set
5 14 16 16_(lower half)
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20 22 28 30_(upper half)
The minimum and maximum values are 5 and 30, respectively.
Since the number of values is even, the median is the average of the two middle values.
Median: 16+ 202= 18
Moreover, the number of values in each half is even, the first quartile is the average of the two middle values in the lower half.
Q_1: 14+162=15
Analogously, the third quartile is the average of the two middle values in the upper half.
Q_3: 22+282=25
The first quartile is 15 and the third quartile is 25.
Box-and-Whisker Plot
We want to make a box-and-whisker plot using the obtained information.
Minimum:& 5
First Quartile:& 15
Median:& 18
Third Quartile:& 25
Maximum:& 30
This type of graph summarizes a set of data by displaying it along a number line. It consists of three parts: a box and two whiskers.
The left whisker extends from the minimum to the first quartile.
The box extends from the first to the third quartile and has a vertical line through the median.
The right whisker extends from the third quartile to the maximum.
