Math Problem Statement

Answer the statistical measures and create a box-and-whisker plot for the data set [2, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 8, 8, 8, 10, 10, 11, 13, 15, 15, 15].

Solution

The dataset provided is:
2,2,3,4,5,5,8,8,8,10,10,11,13,15,15,152, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 8, 8, 8, 10, 10, 11, 13, 15, 15, 15.

To create the box-and-whisker plot and fill in the statistical measures, let us compute the following:

Step 1: Sort the data

The data is already sorted:
2,2,3,4,5,5,8,8,8,10,10,11,13,15,15,152, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 8, 8, 8, 10, 10, 11, 13, 15, 15, 15.

Step 2: Compute Minimum and Maximum

  • Minimum: 22
  • Maximum: 1515

Step 3: Find Quartiles

  1. Median (Q2):
    There are 1616 data points (even number).
    Median is the average of the 8th and 9th values:
    Median=8+82=8\text{Median} = \frac{8 + 8}{2} = 8.

  2. First Quartile (Q1):
    The lower half of the data (before the median) is:
    2,2,3,4,5,5,8,82, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5, 8, 8.
    Median of this subset: 4+52=4.5\frac{4 + 5}{2} = 4.5.
    Q1 = 4.5

  3. Third Quartile (Q3):
    The upper half of the data (after the median) is:
    8,10,10,11,13,15,15,158, 10, 10, 11, 13, 15, 15, 15.
    Median of this subset: 11+102=10.5\frac{11 + 10}{2} = 10.5.
    Q3 = 10.5

Step 4: Summary Statistics

  • Minimum: 22
  • Q1: 4.54.5
  • Median (Q2): 88
  • Q3: 10.510.5
  • Maximum: 1515

Box Plot

The box plot can be drawn as follows:

  • The whiskers span from the Minimum (2) to the Maximum (15).
  • The box starts at Q1 (4.5) and ends at Q3 (10.5).
  • A line at Median (8) divides the box.

Would you like a visual representation of the box-and-whisker plot? Let me know if you need further clarifications or calculations.


Related Questions:

  1. What is the interquartile range (IQR) of the dataset?
  2. How do you identify outliers using IQR?
  3. How can you visually interpret skewness from a box-and-whisker plot?
  4. How do changes in the dataset affect the median and quartiles?
  5. How is a box-and-whisker plot used in real-world data analysis?

Tip: Always verify the quartiles using software or a statistical calculator for large datasets to ensure accuracy.

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Math Problem Analysis

Mathematical Concepts

Descriptive Statistics
Box-and-Whisker Plots
Quartiles

Formulas

Median formula for even datasets
Quartile calculation formulas

Theorems

Definition of quartiles
Box-and-whisker plot properties

Suitable Grade Level

Grades 6-8