Statistics and Probability · Data and Probability
Data Variation and Box Plots
Comparing data sets using five point summaries and box and whisker plots.
Key Questions
- 1What does the spread of the interquartile range tell us about the consistency of a data set?
- 2Why is the median sometimes a better measure of center than the mean?
- 3How do box plots allow us to visually compare the distribution of two different populations?
ACARA Content Descriptions
AC9M9ST01AC9M9ST02
Year: Year 9
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Statistics and Probability
Period: Data and Probability
Suggested Methodologies
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