Lesson: Comparing Two Distributions Using Box Plots Mathematics • 7th Grade

Students will be able to

• calculate the mean and standard deviation of data sets when given the first and second moments and use them to compare distributions of the data sets,
• calculate the median and quartiles of data sets and use them to compare distributions of the data sets,
• understand that the use of median and quartiles is preferred when extreme values are present,
• construct side-by-side box plots when given multiple data sets and compare distributions of the data sets,
• compare two data sets given their cumulative frequency diagrams on the same grid.