Multiple Boxplots
Math: Statistics: Displaying and Describing Univariate Data
9-12
45 Minutes
TI-Nspire™ CX series
TI-Nspire™ CX CAS/CX II CAS
3.0
Lessons
TNS
Multiple Boxplots
Activity Overview
This lesson involves analyzing three parallel boxplots.
Objectives
- Students will interpret comparative boxplots.
Vocabulary
- boxplot
- five-number summary
- interquartile range
- maximum
- mean
- median
- minimum
- outlier
- Q1 (lower quartile) and Q3 (upper quartile)
About the Lesson
This lesson involves analyzing three parallel boxplots.
As a result, students will:
- Make conjectures about the distribution of grades for three students.
- Compare the distribution of grades for the three students using information obtained from the boxlplots.
Math: Statistics: Displaying and Describing Univariate Data
9-12
45 Minutes
TI-Nspire™ CX series
TI-Nspire™ CX CAS/CX II CAS
3.0
Lessons
TNS
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