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Pre-Algebra Homework – Comparative Statistics Mr. Koch

2016 – 2017

1) Two box plots are shown comparing the number of hours that Zach and Steven spent doing homework throughout the course of the school year.

a) Write down the five-number summary for each data set.

b) Compare the medians of each data set.

c) Compare the range of each data set.

d) Compare the interquartile range of each data set.

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2) The number of points that Daniel and Sam each scored in basketball games throughout the season are recorded in dot plots below.

a) Write down the data in order for each boy using the dot plots.

b) Find the five-number summary for each boy.

c) Construct a box plot for each boy using the five-number summaries in part (b).