Rice crisp machine: plot the variation

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Published on 2018 July 30th

Description
Check whether a machine is packing most bags with an acceptable number of rice crisps (20-35 rice crisps per packet). Take a sample of 100 packets and make a boxplot to analyse the results. Sort the sample data into four equal groups. Identify the range, median, first and third quartile values. Position the data points to build a boxplot. Take more samples and plot the variation by building a sequence of boxplots on a graph. Identify conclusions supported by the evidence. This learning object is the second in a series of two objects. The series is also packaged as a combined learning object.
Objective
1. Students identify the maximum, minimum, median, first and third quartiles from a set of data.
2. Students construct and interpret boxplots.

Curriculum Information

K to 12
Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 10
Mathematics
Geometry Statistics and Probability Statistics and probability
Learners, Students

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