Human Box and Whisker Plot

1. Human Box and Whisker Plot Mr. J.D. Miles www.JovanMiles.com milesmath@gmail.com

2. What we need Students!!! Students’ Shoes!!! ( I hope your socks are clean ) Index cards or post it notes Flags ( which can be made from construction paper )

3. What we know Median – The middle number in a set of numbers 1st Quartile – The median to the left of the 2nd quartile 3rd Quartile – The median to the right of the 2nd quartile Max – The largest number in a data set Min – The lowest number in a data set

4. What to do - 1 Everyone should have an index card or a post it note Write your shoe size down on the index card or post it note. Stick the post it note up on the board

5. What to do - 2 Lets place the shoe sizes in order Find the median Find the lower quartile Find the upper quartile Find the max Find the min Use the flags to identify the 5 number summary

6. What to do - 3 Time to graph!!! Remember, the quartiles make up the box The max and min make up the whiskers

7. Great Job!!! Lets try this alone this time! Use the following data to create a 5 number summary and a box and whisker plot. 10, 10.5, 11, 13, 12, 6, 5, 3, 11.5, 12.5, 3.5, 7, 14

8. The Finished Product 5 number summary Median – 10.5 Lower Quartile – 5.5 Upper Quartile – 12.25 Maximum – 14 Minimum – 3

9. The Finished Product The Box and Whisker Plot