Module 9 Homework 1 – Limitations of a Boxplot (9 of 11)
New Attempt
Due Sunday
Module 9 Homework 1 – Limitations of a Boxplot (9 of 11) New Attempt
Due Sunday by 11:59pm
Points 10
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Progress Check
Use this activity to assess whether you and your peers can: Use a five-number summary and a boxplot to describe a distribution.
Recognize the median as the center between two equally-sized groups within a distribution of data.
Use the IQR to describe the spread for the middle 50% of a data set.
Recognize the limitations of a boxplot.
Directions
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Three steps to complete the assignment
Context
Here is a boxplot for a distribution of data.
Prompt
Calculate the IQR for the boxplot shown.
Make up a data set (n = 10) that has the same minimum value, same median, and same maximum value, but a larger IQR than the boxplot shown. List your data set and then describe your strategy.
Make up another data set (n = 10) that has the same minimum value, same median, and same maximum value, but a smaller IQR than the boxplot shown. List your data set and then describe your strategy.
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Formative Assessments
Formative Assessments
CriteriaRatingsPts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeAnswering the Prompt
10 ptsFull Credit
The first submission demonstrates a good-faith effort to address each part of the Prompt. Either in the first draft or the optional final draft, all parts of the “Prompt” are addressed and the responses demonstrate attainment of the learning objectives in the “Progress Check” section of the assignment. The answers are correct. The writing/work is clear. The explanation/work is reasonable, well-organized, and easy to follow.
8.5 ptsMostly Correct
The first submission demonstrates a good-faith effort to address most of the Prompt. In the optional final draft all parts of the “Prompt” are addressed, and the responses demonstrate attainment of the learning objectives in the “Progress Check” section of the assignment. The answers are mostly correct. The writing/work is clear. The explanation/work is reasonable, well-organized, and easy to follow.
6 ptsOne or more incorrect
The first submission demonstrates a good-faith effort to respond to a smaller portion of the Prompt. In the first draft or the optional final draft, one or more parts of the “Prompt” are not addressed or are incorrect. Or, answers do not demonstrate attainment of the learning objectives in the “Progress Check” section of the assignment. Or, answers are correct, but the writing/work is unclear, incorrect, or difficult to follow.
0 ptsNo Marks
The first submission does not demonstrate a good-faith effort to address the Prompt.
10 pts
Total Points: 10
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