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Mullenex, James L. – Mathematics Teacher, 1990
Describes a five-number summary which is a display of the minimum value, lower quartile, median, upper quartile, and maximum value. Indicates how to draw box plots as graphical representations of a five-number summary. (YP)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Interpretation, Graphs, Mathematics Materials

Brown, Richard; Davis, Gretchen – Mathematics Teacher, 1990
Presents an activity considering whether a difference exists in the age of Oscar winners. Describes how to draw a stem plot and a box plot as an example of implementing the recommendations of the NCTM Standards. Provides tables showing the name, movie titles, and ages of the Oscar winners since 1928. (YP)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Interpretation, Graphs, Mathematics

Davis, Gretchen – Mathematics Teacher, 1990
Describes classroom activities and shows that statistics is a practical tool for solving real problems. Presents a histogram, a stem plot, and a box plot to compare data involving class enrollments. (YP)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Interpretation, Graphs, Mathematics

Scheaffer, Richard L. – Mathematics Teacher, 1990
Outlines differences between classical statistics and exploratory data analysis. Provides examples in the use of the exploratory techniques. (YP)
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Evaluation Methods, Graphs, Mathematical Models

Bryan, Elizabeth H. – Mathematics Teacher, 1988
This set of activity sheets requires students to organize and display data with a box-and-whiskers graph. Students use the plot as a summary display to detect patterns and to highlight the important features of the data for purposes of comparison. (PK)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Comparative Analysis, Data, Data Analysis