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Title Exploring Boxplots and IQR
Description This activity is an introductory activity to help students gain conceptual understanding of what a boxplot is, what the IQR is, and builds informal (or formal, depending on facilitation) knowledge of how a boxplot is constructed.
Subject Mathematics
Level High School, Middle School
Type Discussion Prompts, Guided Activity
Duration 60 minutes
Answers Included No
Language English
Keywords IQR, boxplot, distribution, interquartile range, median, quartiles, spread, variability
Simulation(s) Center and Variability (HTML5)


Author(s) Catherine Carter
School / Organization PhET Interactive Simulations
Date submitted 23/11/13
Date updated 23/11/13