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Learning objective overview
Master Teaching Guide coverage for this objective.
Current NZC (2007)
S5-1
New NZC (2026)
NZC26-P4-STA-INT-P-Y10-02
Resources
- Alpha textbook: Box and Whisker plots, Ex 30.05-Ex 31.02, pg 517-542
- CorbettMaths - Box PlotsQuestions PDF · Answers
Terminology
- Box plot
- Median
- Quartile
- Interquartile range
- Range
- Spread
- Shift
- Overlap
Task goals
- Foundation: Order a small data set, find the median, quartiles and range, and construct a simple box plot from given values.
- Proficient: Construct box plots for two related data sets from raw or grouped data and compare their medians, ranges and interquartile ranges numerically.
- Excellence: Write a formal comparative statement referencing shift, overlap and spread between two distributions, using sample data to make a justified inference about the wider population.
Where this fits
What leads into this objective, and where it goes next.
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Comparing Data Sets with Box Plots and Measures of Spread
Do
Making an informal inference in comparative situations about what might be happening in the population, based on visual considerations and using the 75%-to-50% comparison rule
Statement▸
Year 10 · Statistics · Interpretation of data
NZC26-P4-STA-INT-P-Y10-02
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For teachers
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