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Let's look at another set of data.

Let's look at graphing a set of SAT exam scores by a group of students.

Students from one school took the SAT. This is Group 1. The information about this data is shown in the following table. Use this to make a box plot and write a description of the data set.


Measure of Central Tendency Value
Minimum Score 1600
Quartile 1 1700
Median 1820
Quartile 3 1920
Maximum Score 1950
Mean 1780
Interquartile Range 220
Standard Deviation 155

boxplot

The lower quarter of the students scored in the 1600 to 1700 range. The middle 50% scored between 1700 and 1920, a 220 point spread. The top quarter of the students scored between 1920 and 1950. The standard deviation was 155.