Class 10 Optional Mathematics | Comparison of Two Data using Whisker Box Plot

Optional Mathematics, Class 10: Statistics

Comparing Two Data Sets with Box Plots

Median · Interquartile range · Consistency

By the end of this lesson you can

🔢

Find the five-number summary of a data set

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Draw two box plots on one scale

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Compare two data sets using the median

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Compare consistency using the interquartile range

Five-number summary

The five numbers of a box plot

LOWEST

Left end of the left whisker

Left edge of the box

MEDIAN

Line inside the box

Right edge of the box

HIGHEST

Right end of the right whisker

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Presenter notes: Today we put two box plots side by side and learn to say which data set is larger and which is steadier.