Box plots, IQR and mean absolute deviation

Grade 6 Math Worksheet - Challenge Me

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Circle the best answer, or write your answer on the line.

Bo plots the points that spelling bee contestants earned on a written round. The dot plot shows 16 contestants. What is the interquartile range (IQR), which is Q3 − Q1?
Esme plots the miles each rider finished in a charity ride (the water bottles were popular). The dot plot shows 16 riders. What is the interquartile range (IQR), which is Q3 − Q1?
Jun plots free-throw points from a basketball camp (the gym floor squeaked). The dot plot shows 20 players. What is the interquartile range (IQR), which is Q3 − Q1?
Kira compares two classes that took the same quiz (Class A has the fancier pencils). Both sets have 8 students. How much larger is the IQR of Class A than the IQR of Class B?
Milo compares two relay teams that recorded the seconds each runner took. Both sets have 8 runners. How much larger is the IQR of Team A than the IQR of Team B?
Pia counted each student's sit-ups in 30 seconds (the mats were comfy). The dot plot shows 8 students. What is the mean absolute deviation (MAD), the mean of the distances from the mean?
Ren counted the pages each student read in one day for a reading challenge. The dot plot shows 8 students. What is the mean absolute deviation (MAD), the mean of the distances from the mean?
Tala weighed a class's snack bags in grams (the crackers were popular). The dot plot shows 8 bags. What is the mean absolute deviation (MAD), the mean of the distances from the mean?
Zee counted the steps students took across the gym floor (the sneakers squeaked). The dot plot shows 8 students. What is the mean absolute deviation (MAD), the mean of the distances from the mean?
Ari reads the box plot of a 100-point math test given at school (every pencil was sharpened). The box plot shows 20 students. How many of them are inside the box?

Box plots, IQR and mean absolute deviation

Answer Key - Grade 6 Math Worksheet - Challenge Me

Circle the best answer, or write your answer on the line.

Bo plots the points that spelling bee contestants earned on a written round. The dot plot shows 16 contestants. What is the interquartile range (IQR), which is Q3 − Q1?
8.5
Esme plots the miles each rider finished in a charity ride (the water bottles were popular). The dot plot shows 16 riders. What is the interquartile range (IQR), which is Q3 − Q1?
8.5
Jun plots free-throw points from a basketball camp (the gym floor squeaked). The dot plot shows 20 players. What is the interquartile range (IQR), which is Q3 − Q1?
10.5
Kira compares two classes that took the same quiz (Class A has the fancier pencils). Both sets have 8 students. How much larger is the IQR of Class A than the IQR of Class B?
10.5
Milo compares two relay teams that recorded the seconds each runner took. Both sets have 8 runners. How much larger is the IQR of Team A than the IQR of Team B?
5.5
Pia counted each student's sit-ups in 30 seconds (the mats were comfy). The dot plot shows 8 students. What is the mean absolute deviation (MAD), the mean of the distances from the mean?
3.5
Ren counted the pages each student read in one day for a reading challenge. The dot plot shows 8 students. What is the mean absolute deviation (MAD), the mean of the distances from the mean?
6
Tala weighed a class's snack bags in grams (the crackers were popular). The dot plot shows 8 bags. What is the mean absolute deviation (MAD), the mean of the distances from the mean?
9
Zee counted the steps students took across the gym floor (the sneakers squeaked). The dot plot shows 8 students. What is the mean absolute deviation (MAD), the mean of the distances from the mean?
7.75
Ari reads the box plot of a 100-point math test given at school (every pencil was sharpened). The box plot shows 20 students. How many of them are inside the box?
10