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 CaSQ 35B - Creating Parallel Box and Whisker Plots of Foot Length in Excel
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The following summary statistics of foot lengths have been calculated from the CaS data in CaSQ 35A.
The statistics are used in the female and male tables below.
 | min | Q1 | med | Q3 | max |
| Female | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 |
| Male | 22 | 23.75 | 26 | 27.25 | 30 |
Task:
1. Enter the following data including empty cells into an Excel spreadsheet.
2. Select the female data (numbers only) then select: Insert > scatterplot > scatter with straight lines.
3. Select: Layout > Axes >Primary Horizontal Axes > More Primary Horizontal Axis Options, and choose an appropriate scale for your plot.
4. Use the female table as a guide to enter the males summary statistics into the x column in the grid for males.
5. Leave a line then copy and paste the male data below the female data you have already entered.
6. Repeat Tasks 2 & 3 after selecting both female and male data.
7. What do we call this kind of plot? Where do you think it gets its name?
8. Explain how you would create a third plot above the male plot?
Extension: Activity CaSQ 35C is an extension to this lesson.
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