topic badge

7.05 Box plots

Interactive practice questions

The table shows the number of points scored by a basketball team in each game of their previous season.

$59$59 $67$67 $73$73 $82$82 $91$91 $58$58 $79$79 $88$88
$69$69 $84$84 $55$55 $80$80 $98$98 $64$64 $82$82  
a

Sort the data in ascending order.

b

State the maximum value of the set.

c

State the minimum value of the set.

d

Find the median value.

e

Find the lower quartile.

f

Find the upper quartile.

Easy
5min

The table shows the finishing times (in minutes) of the competitors in a $1500$1500 m swimming race.

Easy
4min

The table shows the marks in an end-of-year exam for a class of students.

Easy
4min

There is a test to measure the Emotional Quotient (EQ) of an individual. Here are the EQ results for 21 people listed in ascending order.

$90,90,91,92,93,94,95,95,95,97,99,100,108,114,116,116,117,118,118,122,129$90,90,91,92,93,94,95,95,95,97,99,100,108,114,116,116,117,118,118,122,129

Easy
2min
Sign up to access Practice Questions
Get full access to our content with a Mathspace account

Outcomes

2.3.2.1

construct and use parallel box plots (including the use of the Q1 − 1.5 × IQR ≤ 𝑥 ≤ Q3 + 1.5 × IQR criteria for identifying possible outliers) to compare datasets in terms of median, spread (IQR and range) and outliers to interpret and communicate the differences observed in the context of the data

What is Mathspace

About Mathspace