5.5: Numerical Data: Box-and-Whisker Plots & Outliers

Learning Objectives

* Calculate the five number summary for a set of numerical data

* Construct box plots

* Calculate IQR and standard deviation for a set of numerical data

* Determine which numerical summary is more appropriate for a given distribution

* Determine whether or not any values are outliers based on the 1.5*(IQR) criterion

* Describe distributions in context--including shape, outliers, center, and spread

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