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Week 25: Home Project

Task:

Using your own example, show and explain how to construct a box-and-whisker plot.

What does a box-and-whisker show? How is it useful?

Show all of your work! Explain ALL of the necessary steps.

You will be graded, using the following rubric.Rubric:

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1

MathematicalConcepts

Explanation showscompleteunderstanding of themathematicalconcepts used to

solve the problem(s).

Explanation showssubstantialunderstanding of themathematicalconcepts used to

solve the problem(s).

Explanation showssome understandingof the mathematicalconcepts needed tosolve the problem(s).

Explanation showsvery limitedunderstanding of theunderlying conceptsneeded to solve the

problem(s) OR is notwritten.

Explanation Explanation isdetailed and clear.

Explanation is clear. Explanation is a littledifficult tounderstand, butincludes criticalcomponents.

Explanation is difficultto understand and ismissing severalcomponents OR wasnot included.

MathematicalTerminology andNotation

Correct terminologyand notation arealways used, makingit easy to understand

what was done.

Correct terminologyand notation areusually used, makingit fairly easy to

understand what wasdone.

Correct terminologyand notation areused, but it issometimes not easy

to understand whatwas done.

There is little use, ora lot of inappropriateuse, of terminologyand notation.

Diagrams andPictures

Diagrams and/orpictures are clear andgreatly add to thereader'sunderstanding of theprocedure(s).

Diagrams and/orpictures are clear andeasy to understand.

Diagrams and/orpictures aresomewhat difficult tounderstand.

Diagrams and/orpictures are difficultto understand or arenot used.

Creativity, Neatness,and Organization

The work ispresented in a neat,clear, organizedfashion that is easyto read.

The work ispresented in a neatand organizedfashion that is usuallyeasy to read.

The work ispresented in anorganized fashion butmay be hard to readat times.

The work appearssloppy andunorganized. It ishard to know whatinformation goestogether.