CHEBYSHEVS

THEOREM AND
THE BOX PLOT
 CHEBYSHEVS THEOREM
The proportion (or fraction) of any set of data
lying within K standard deviations of the mean
is always at least 1 1/K, where K is any
positive number greater than 1.
For K=2 and K=3, we get the following two
results.
At least (or 75%) of all scores will fall within
the interval from 2 standard deviations below
the mean to 2 standard deviations above the
mean
At least 8/9 (or 89%) of all scores will fall
within 3 standard deviations of the mean.
 Example
Given a mean of 100 and a standard
deviation 15, what does Chebyshevs
Theorem say about the number of
scores
1.) between 55 and 145?
2.) between 85 and 115?
 BOX PLOT
The box plot is a graph that is very
useful for displaying the following
features of the data:
Location
Spread
Symmetry
Extremes/Outliers
Steps in Constructing a Boxplot

1.) Construct a rectangle with one

end at the first quartile and the
other end at the third quartile.
2.) Put a vertical line across the
interior of the rectangle at the
median.
Steps in Constructing a Boxplot

3.) Compute for the interquartile

range (IQR), lower fence (FL) and
upper fence (FU) given by:
IQR = Q3 Q1
FL = Q1 1.5IQR
FU = Q3 + 1.5IQR
Steps in Constructing a Boxplot
4.) Locate the smallest value contained in
the interval [FL,Q1]. Draw a line from this
value to Q1.

5.) Locate the largest value contained in

the interval [Q3,FU]. Draw a line from this
value to Q3.

6.) Values falling outside the fences are

considered outliers and are usually
denoted by x.
 Example
SET A: 1 15 21 22 24
10 18 22 23 25
14 20 22 24 28

SET B: 3 10 11 12 19
8 10 11 16 19
9 10 12 16 30