BOX AND WHISKERS PLOT

Mean: to get the mean of the data you must add up all the numbers and get a total then take the
total and divide by how many numbers there are.
Ex: ( ADD) 53 + 55 + 55 + 58 + 65 + 68 + 70 + 72 + 77 + 83 + 85 + 87 + 87 + 90 + 93 + 95 +
97 = 1,287
(DIVIDE) 1,287/17 = 70.71 (rounded to the nearest hundredths)
Median: The median is the middle number. Since there is an odd amount of number scratch out
numbers until there is only one left in the middle.

Ex: 53, 55, 55, 58, 65, 68, 70, 72, 77, 83, 85, 87, 87, 90, 93, 95, 97
The middle number is 77
Mode: the mode is the number that appears the most.
Ex: 53, 55, 55, 58, 65, 68, 70, 72, 77, 83, 85, 87, 87, 90, 93, 95, 97
Since 55 and 87 both appear two times they are both the mode.
Range: the range is the biggest number minus the smaller number.
Ex: 53, 55, 55, 58, 65, 68, 70, 72, 77, 83, 85, 87, 87, 90, 93, 95, 97
97 53 = 44
First Quartile: take the first set of numbers that are listed before the median and get the middle
number of the first set.
Ex: 53, 55, 55, 58, 65, 68, 70, 72, 77, 83, 85, 87, 87, 90, 93, 95, 97
Since there are two middle numbers you must add both the numbers together then divide by two.
Ex: 58 + 65 = 123 123/2 = 61.5
Quartile 1 is 61.5
Third Quartile: take the second set of numbers that are listed after the median and get the middle
numbers of the second set.
Ex: 53, 55, 55, 58, 65, 68, 70, 72, 77, 83, 85, 87, 87, 90, 93, 95, 97
Since there are two middle numbers you must add both the numbers together then divide by two.
Ex: 87 + 90 = 177 177/2 = 88.5
Quartile 3 is 88.5
Inner Quartile Range (IQR): to get the inner quartile range you subtract quartile one from
quartile three.
Ex:
Quartile three (88.5) Quartile one (61.5) = 27
IQR is 27
Outliers: to find the outliers you take the IQR and multiply it by 1.5 to get your total.

Ex: IQR (27) * 1.5 = 40.5

To see if the outlier is on the graph you have get the first outlier you take quartile three and add
it to the outlier total. To get the second outlier you take quartile one and subtract the outlier total.
Ex: quartile three (88.5) + 27 = 115.5
Quartile one (61.5) 27 = 34.5
*because neither one of these numbers are on the graph you have no outliers.