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Bivariate Data
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New Zealand
Level 5

Create and Interpret Parallel Box Plots

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The box plots show the monthly profits (in thousands of dollars) of two derivatives traders over a year.

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Who made a higher median monthly profit?

Ned

A

Tobias

B
b

Whose profits had a higher interquartile range?

Tobias

A

Ned

B
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Whose profits had a higher range?

Ned

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Tobias

B
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How much more did Ned make in his most profitable month than Tobias did in his most profitable month?

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The box plots show the distances, in centimetres, jumped by two high jumpers.

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The box plots show the prices, in dollars, of the items on the menu of an upmarket restaurant and the menu of a fast food restaurant.

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3min

The box plots show the number of goals scored by two football players in each season.

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1min
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Outcomes

S5-1

Plan and conduct surveys and experiments using the statistical enquiry cycle:– determining appropriate variables and measures;– considering sources of variation;– gathering and cleaning data;– using multiple displays, and re-categorising data to find patterns, variations, relationships, and trends in multivariate data sets;– comparing sample distributions visually, using measures of centre, spread, and proportion;– presenting a report of findings

S5-2

Evaluate statistical investigations or probability activities undertaken by others, including data collection methods, choice of measures, and validity of findings

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