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The numerical data set {15,0,32,24,0,17,42,0,29,120,0,20}, collected based on minutes spent on homework, can be represented graphically using a box plot.Clarifications
Clarification 1: Instruction includes collecting data and discussing ways to collect truthful data to construct graphical representations.Clarification 2: Within this benchmark, it is the expectation to use appropriate titles, labels, scales and units when constructing graphical representations.
Clarification 3: Numerical data is limited to positive rational numbers.
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Students are asked to construct a histogram corresponding to a given set of data.
Original Student Tutorials Mathematics - Grades 6-8
Learn how to create a histogram to display continuous data from projectiles launched by a catapult in this interactive tutorial.
This is part 1 in a 2-part series. Click HERE to open part 2.
Learn how to make and interpret boxplots in this pet-themed, interactive tutorial.
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Learn how to create a histogram to display continuous data from projectiles launched by a catapult in this interactive tutorial.
This is part 1 in a 2-part series. Click HERE to open part 2.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
Learn how to make and interpret boxplots in this pet-themed, interactive tutorial.
Type: Original Student Tutorial
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This video demonstrates how to construct a box plot, formerly known as a box and whisker plot.
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Learn how to create histograms, which summarize data by sorting it into groups.
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