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This resource can be used for practice with creating and interpreting box and
whisker plots. Students will use twenty mile times in order to calculate the five
number summary. Space is provided for students to list the numbers in order
from least to greatest. Students are directed to shade and label each quartile of
the box and whisker plot. After the plot has been drawn, students can answer
six questions pertaining to the data.

Practice with vocabulary is also important. Students can use colored pencils or
markers to match ten statistic vocabulary words with their correct definitions.
The ten words include:

• Range
• Mean
• Median
• Mode
• Minimum
• Maximum
• Lower Quartile
• Upper Quartile
• Interquartile Range
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Box and Name:
Hour:
Whisker Plot Practice

Twenty middle school students ran the mile and their times (minutes) were recorded. Use the
data to make a box and whisker plot. Use your box and whisker plot to analyze the data.

8 7.5 6 5.75 10.25 13.75 6.5 8.75 9 8

9.25 10 8.25 8.25 9.25 11 6.75 7 9.5 8.5
Rewrite the data in order from least to greatest.

Use your list to determine the five-number Create a scale for your number line above.
summary.
Five-Number Summary Use four different colors to lightly shade
each quartile. Each quartile represents 25%
Minimum:
of the data!
Maximum:
Median:
Above your shaded regions, label each
Lower Quartile:
quartile 25%. Give your Box and Whisker Plot a
Upper Quartile:
title.

1The first quartile has mile 2 What percentage of the 3 Isstudents

it fair to say that most
have mile times
times from 5.75 to 7.25. It mile times range from 7.25 between 9.375 and 14 minutes?
represents 50% of the data. to 9.375? Explain.

TRUE or FALSE
4 Calculate
and mode.
the range, mean 5 What is the interquartile 6 What is the purpose of a
range? box and whisker plot?
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Range:
Mean:
Mode:
Box and Name: ANSWER KEY
Hour:
Whisker Plot Practice

Middle School Mile Times

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5 5.5 6 6.5 7 7.5 8 8.5 9 9.5 10 10.5 11 11.5 12 12.5 13 13.5 14

Twenty middle school students ran the mile and their times (minutes) were recorded. Use the
data to make a box and whisker plot. Use your box and whisker plot to analyze the data.

8 7.5 6 5.75 10.25 13.75 6.5 8.75 9 8

9.25 10 8.25 8.25 9.25 11 6.75 7 9.5 8.5
Rewrite the data in order from least to greatest.
5.75, 6, 6.5, 6.75, 7, 7.5, 8, 8, 8.25, 8.25, 8.5, 8.75, 9, 9.25, 9.25, 9.5, 10, 10.25, 11, 13.75
Use your list to determine the five-number Create a scale for your number line above.
summary.
Five-Number Summary Use four different colors to lightly shade
each quartile. Each quartile represents 25%
Minimum: 5.75
of the data!
Maximum: 13.75
Median: 8.375
Above your shaded regions, label each
Lower Quartile: 7.25
quartile 25%. Give your Box and Whisker Plot a
Upper Quartile: 9.375
title.

1The first quartile has mile 2 What percentage of the 3 Isstudents

it fair to say that most
have mile times
times from 5.75 to 7.25. It mile times range from 7.25 between 9.375 and 14 minutes?
represents 50% of the data. to 9.375? Explain.
No. Only 25% of the students have
TRUE or FALSE 50% mile times within this range.

4 Calculate
and mode.
the range, mean 5 What is the interquartile
range?
6 What is the purpose of a
box and whisker plot?
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Range: 13.75 – 5.75 = 8 The interquartile range is A box and whisker plot is a display
9.375 – 7.25 = 2.125. that divides the data into four
Mean: 8.5625 ≈ 8.6 equal parts.
Mode: 8, 8.25, 9.25
Box and Whisker Name:
Hour:
Plot Vocabulary
Directions: Use ten different colors to match each vocabulary word with the correct definition.

Median The number which appears most

often in a set of numbers.

The difference of the upper quartile

and the lower quartile of a data set.
Lower Quartile
A graphic way to display the median,
quartiles, and extremes of a data set Mode
on a number line

Maximum The middle number of an ordered

data set.

The greatest value in a data set. Box and Whisker Plot

Range The least value in a data set.

The average of a data set found by

Upper Quartile finding the sum and dividing by the
number of addends.
The median of the lower
half of an ordered data set. Mean

Minimum The difference between the lowest

and the highest values.

The median of the upper

Interquartile Range
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half of an ordered data set.

Box and Whisker Name: Answer Key
Hour:
Plot Vocabulary
Directions: Use ten different colors to match each vocabulary word with the correct definition.

Median The number which appears most

often in a set of numbers.

The difference of the upper quartile

and the lower quartile of a data set.
Lower Quartile
A graphic way to display the median,
quartiles, and extremes of a data set Mode
on a number line

Maximum The middle number of an ordered

data set.

The greatest value in a data set. Box and Whisker Plot

Range The least value in a data set.

The average of a data set found by

Upper Quartile finding the sum and dividing by the
number of addends.
The median of the lower
half of an ordered data set. Mean

Minimum
The difference between the lowest
and the highest values.

The median of the upper

Interquartile Range
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half of an ordered data set.