Creating Box and Whisker Plots Exercises

Complete this assessment to practice creating box and whisker plots. Be sure to check your answers.

Creating Box and Whisker Plots Exercises

  1. Which data set could be represented by the box plot shown below?

    Choose 1 answer:
    • 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 13, 16, 18, 19
    • 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 13, 18, 18, 19
    • 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 13, 16, 18, 20
    • 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 11, 13, 13, 16, 18, 19

  2. The data below represents the number of pages each student in Ashwin's class read during reading time.
    16, 16, 16, 20, 21, 21, 23, 25, 26, 26, 28, 28

    Which box plot correctly summarizes the data?
    Choose 1 answer:




  3. Which data set could be represented by the box plot shown below?


    • 3, 4, 7, 9, 9, 10, 12, 13, 13, 16, 18
    • 2, 4, 7, 9, 9, 10, 12, 13, 13, 16, 18
    • 3, 4, 8, 9, 9, 12, 12, 13, 13, 16, 18
    • 3, 4, 8, 9, 9, 10, 12, 13, 13, 16, 18

  4. The data below represents the number of essays that students in Mr. Ji's class wrote.
    2, 3, 5, 5, 6, 7, 8, 8, 11

    Which box plot correctly summarizes the data?
    Choose 1 answer:




Source: Khan Academy, https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-sixth-grade-math/cc-6th-data-statistics/cc-6th-box-whisker-plots/e/box-plots
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