Box plots
The question
What is the largest value?
Scores on the spelling test (points)
How it works.
left whisker end:10 points
left whisker end:10 points
left edge of the box:30 points
left whisker end:10 points
left edge of the box:30 points
line inside the box:35 points
left whisker end:10 points
left edge of the box:30 points
line inside the box:35 points
right edge of the box:50 points
left whisker end:10 points
left edge of the box:30 points
line inside the box:35 points
right edge of the box:50 points
right whisker end:55 points
left whisker end:10 points
left edge of the box:30 points
line inside the box:35 points
right edge of the box:50 points
right whisker end:55 points
left whisker end:10 points
left edge of the box:30 points
line inside the box:35 points
right edge of the box:50 points
right whisker end:55 points
55 points
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A box plot is five numbers drawn to scale. Read the five marks one at a time.
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Left whisker end: 10 points — the smallest value.
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Left edge of the box: 30 points — the quarter mark — a quarter of the data is below it.
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Line inside the box: 35 points — the MEDIAN, not the mean and not the middle of the box's width.
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Right edge of the box: 50 points — the three-quarter mark.
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Right whisker end: 55 points — the largest value.
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Now the question. It asks for the right whisker end, which we just read.
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So the answer is 55 points.