Box Plots
Box Plot A box plot shows a box over the interval containing the middle half of the data. The whiskers extend to the maximum and minimum value The median is marked off by a vertical line The lower quartile (Q 1 ) is the 25 th percentile and the upper quartile (Q 3 ) is the 75 th percentile
On the calculator Enter the data into a list Choose Plot 1 and highlight the box plot picture (note: one graph will use outliers and one will not) Zoom 9 to see your graph Use TRACE to see max/min, median, and quartiles
Construct a Box Plot SandwichFat (g)Calories Hamburger9260 Cheeseburger /4lb burger /4lb w/cheese30530 Double cheese31560 Bacon cheese34590 Fried Chicken25500 Grilled chicken20440 Fried fish deluxe28560 Fried fish plain25450
Observations What is the median fat content for the sandwiches listed? What is the median calorie content? Are these medians from the same type of sandwich? Do the upper and lower quartiles pertain to the same sandwiches?