ERIC Number: EJ1138682
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 8
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Interpretations of Boxplots: Helping Middle School Students to Think outside the Box
Edwards, Thomas G.; Özgün-Koca, Asli; Barr, John
Journal of Statistics Education, v25 n1 p21-28 2017
Boxplots are statistical representations for organizing and displaying data that are relatively easy to create with a five-number summary. However, boxplots are not as easy to understand, interpret, or connect with other statistical representations of the same data. We worked at two different schools with 259 middle school students who constructed and interpreted boxplots. We observed that even students who were able to create boxplots had difficulty interpreting data represented in a boxplot. After sharing specific difficulties that we observed students having, we discuss ways to help students to make sense of data presented in boxplots.
Descriptors: Middle School Students, Statistics, Mathematics Instruction, Secondary School Mathematics, Graphs, Teaching Methods, Concept Formation, Statistical Analysis, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Junior High Schools
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Language: English
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