Assignment: Box Plot Practice
(Click the assignment name for a copy of this worksheet)
In class today we talked about struggling and learning new things. We also discussed pushing through the barriers and having "Aha" moments that make us feel like we really accomplished something. A big part of Trans Math is learning that you will not be handed a worksheet full of 3 + 5 = ? equations and be able to tune out the directions. We're busy!!! Math, at least the important part, is showing your work and understanding what you are doing. But that takes WORK. So having questions and struggling to understand is actually the normal part of becoming a mathematician. Remember the Magic Trick? You may not have understood it initially, but you learned how to do it and hopefully understood how important recognizing patterns can be. Math = Patterns. Go with that. ;-)
Todays' assignment is adding another layer to our initial exploration with what box plots look like. You received 5-number summaries, but now can you create your own and then build a graph from them?
There are two important steps here:
1) Creating your 5-number summaries.
This is slightly different depending on how many numbers (the quantity of data) you have to work with. Please CLICK HERE to find out what to do with data sets that are not divisible by 4.
*Ordered lists are where you list the numbers from least to greatest (or vice versa) so you can find central tendencies and/or create your 5-number summary.
2) Creating your box-plots ... sideways.
Remember how we talked about having a scale that is both consistent and relevant? This is your choice. All scales do not begin at zero or end at 100 ... you get to figure that part out.
*Do make it consistent; use a ruler if you want to be super-precise, but close is good too.
*Do plot your 5 points and then draw the box plot. If you want another review of how to do that, CLICK HERE.
Due Friday!
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