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Box and Whisker Plots
For the next two weeks, we will be learning how to use Box and Whisker Plots and make some of our own. Box and Whisker plots are used to graphically display some of the Measures of Central Tendency. You might have seen them in the Sports Page of the Newspaper.

Objectives:
At the end of this unit, you will be able to:
 * Create, interpret and use graphical displays and statistical measures to describe data; e.g., box-and-whisker plots
 * Find, use and interpret measures of center and spread, such as mean and quartiles, and use those measures to compare and draw conclusions about sets of data.

For this unit, you will have some individual assignments and a group assignment.

 * All assignments can be found on this page, please read through the entire page before getting started. **Insert due date file here**
 * **You can take each quiz a maximum of 2 times. The program will let you in more than twice, but only the first two will be recorded.**
 * **I will email each of you with your groups. You will be in four groups of ten.**
 * **You are welcome to meet with your groups or the teacher face to face during class or outside of class, but //all assignments will need to be turned in online.//****
 * Look at the individual assignment to see what has to be turned in and where. You may need to post to the discussion board, take a quiz, or create a work sample.

1. Mon-Tues (week 1) 2. Wed-Thurs (week 1) 3. Fri (Week 1) 4. Mon (week 2) 5. Tues-Thurs (week 2) 6. Fri (week2) Extra Credit

= 1. Monday-Tuesday =

A box and whisker plot is a way to display a set of data in a visual way. It is based on **Medians.** Before we get started, we will review the Measures of Central Tendency which are: We will also include **Range** in our review.
 * **Mean**
 * **Median**
 * **Mode**

You will need to review the following materials and then take the quiz. You will be able to take the quiz twice.

Materials

 * For a quick review, check out these Notecards


 * Click here to see a video on how to find the Measures of Central Tendency
 * Just in case you want to take or print some notes, here is a text-based explanation.
 * Time to practice!
 * Definition Game
 * Practice Game

Quiz
You will need: Scratch paper Calculator

Remember, you can take it TWICE.

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= 2. Wednesday-Thursday =

Now we will get ready to learn how to make a **box and whisker plot.**

A box and whisker plot uses **Medians.** We know all about **Medians** now!

Materials:

 * Click here to access a text based resource. You may take notes or print it and highlight.
 * Get your textbook and watch Professor Burgerdemonstrate how to do Example 3 on pg. 696
 * Complete problems #7-10 on pg 697.
 * Ways to turn in your work:
 * Create a Google Doc and Share with Ms. Ziegler
 * Create a Word Document and email to Ms. Ziegler
 * Use Paint or another program to create an image and email to Ms. Ziegler
 * Use the scanner to scan handwritten work and email to Ms. Ziegler


 * View this videofrom Khan Academy
 * Complete the practice activity. You can check your own answers!

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= 3. Friday =

Today you will need to participate in the first **Discussion Post** and finish any of the **previous assignments**.

Next week, you will need to have everything from this week done before starting the next assignment.

Discussion Post

You can access the discussion page by clicking the link above or by the link in the navigation bar at the left. If you need a reminder on how to post, view the video on the home page again.

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= 4. Monday (Insert Date Here) =

Putting Box and Whisker Plots to Work
This past spring has seemed so HOT! It must have been cooler last year. We will make 2 Box and Whisker Plots and compare them to find out.


 * Record the Daily HIGH temperature each day (be sure not to accidentally record other data) for April 2011 and 2012.
 * April 2011
 * April 2012
 * Enter the data you collected for April 20111 and create a Box and Whisker Plot.
 * Sketch it on your paper- Be sure to include the scale.


 * Enter the data you collected for April 2012 and create a Box and Whisker Plot.
 * Sketch it on your paper BELOW your April 2011 sketch. Try to keep the number line and scale lined up to your previous sketch.


 * Ways to turn in your work:
 * Create a Google Doc and Share with Ms. Ziegler
 * Create a Word Document and email to Ms. Ziegler
 * Use Paint or another program to create an image and email to Ms. Ziegler
 * Use the scanner to scan handwritten work and email to Ms. Ziegler

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= 5. Tuesday-Thursday =

**Time for Group Work**
Get the following [|worksheet.]
 * You will need to gather the data needed to complete the worksheet from the members of your group.
 * Be creative in gathering your data! You could just ask your classmates, but you could try gathering data via GoogleDocs or any other way you can think of.


 * Use the Shodor interactive box-plotter to complete the questions and post your work to your wiki page.
 * You will need to clear the data already present in order to enter your own.
 * You may use the scanner if you choose to hand-draw your box and whisker plots.


 * Discuss with your findings with your classmates in your group.
 * You can do this by posting on each others' wiki pages, or through Echo (Echo is our school-wide LMS) groups.
 * Make sure you come to consensus that everyone in your group has analyzed the data correctly.


 * Choose a classmate who is NOT in your group and view his/her box and whisker plot. Take note of the differences and similarities between that group and your own.
 * Post on the second discussion board.

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= 6. Friday =

Take the Test!

You will need: Scratch Paper Pencil Calculator

How to take the test:

1. Download the test here.

2. Complete it with pencil and paper.

3. Use the scanner and email it to Ms. Ziegler

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= Extra Credit/Extension 10 points =


 * //* You MUST have all other parts of the unit complete in order to participate in Extra Credit! *//**

Are you done early? Want some Extra Credit?

Follow the instructions at the following link to learn how to use Excel to create a box and whisker plot.


 * Use any data set you like, just be sure to tell where you got the data and what it was for.
 * Double extra credit if you create a PowerPoint and show the class how you did it!

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