Homework for Monday, Oct. 3

Assignment: 3 Box Plots
This is the complex graphing of 5 numbers that probably doesn't quite fully make sense to you yet.  That's OKAY!!!  The point is that you are going to create these graphs using the 5 number summaries you have and then we will talk about them more in class.
1) Organized Lists & 5-number Summaries - link to these worksheets
*You should have three organized lists: your data, your partner's data, and the combined data for you and your partner.
*When creating the list of combined data, you can use the other two lists as a checklist; make sure you have all 40 coins listed when you are done.
*When you have your organized lists, divide them into quartiles and figure out your three 5-number summaries.   Go to the Mo'Help tab of this blog for help on this if you need.
2) Page Set-Up
*Turn your graph in the same way you set up for your histograms. Mark your scale as "1 box = 1 year"
*Along the bottom of your page should be your horizontal axis labeled with the coin years.  Make sure your coins are listed from newest (top) to oldest (bottom).
*I prefer to put my years on the lines of the graph (rather than in the spaces) for this graph, but either way works as long as you are consistent.
*I like to list my coins in increments of 5 years and I often draw a bold line marking those increments so I can see it as I work across my page.
*You will draw three box plots total, one in each color; you have room, but the exact width of your boxes is not important.
2) Making Your Box Plots
Your box plots will stretch on your page from the left (2016) to the oldest coin data point at the right.
*You will need the 5-number summary you created for yourself, your partner's 5 number summary, and the your combined coin 5-number summary.
*Make one box plot at a time using one third of the page.
-----First mark the 5 data points on your page.  Connect the whiskers (one at each end) and draw the box (with the median going through your middle point) using those 5 points as your markers.   I like to make my box plots 4 - 6 boxes in width, but that's up to whatever looks good to you.----
*If you would like to see again what a box plot looks like, click HERE.  That's the general picture; all box plots look about the same (shape), but come in different sizes depending upon the data you are using.  This is one of the things you should try to figure out, by the way ... if it's in quarters, why aren't they all the same size?  Hmmm...
*For more detailed directions on how to do this, click HERE.
That's really it for that.  Box plots are quick and simple to draw once you get the hang of them. 
Due Tuesday - your three organized lists and your three box plots; staple them all together!
Be prepared to discuss what you think you see!