Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University

South La Union Campus

College of Education
Agoo, La Union

A Detailed Lesson Plan in Mathematics 10

I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
A. Organize and summarize data by plotting box and whisker;
B. Integrate computational and conceptual understanding regarding quartiles through
cooperative work; and
B. Systematize the computational and statistical analysis procedure for quartiles through
box and whisker plot.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

A. Topic: Quartiles and the Box and Whisker Plot
B. References: Gonowon, R.R., Tecson, J.T., Grade 10: Global Mathematics Revised
Edition. p. 406 - 415
C. Materials: PowerPoint Presentation, Computer, Google Classroom (application),
Google Meet (application)
D. Value: active participation

III. PROCEDURE
Teacher’s Activity Learners’ Activity
A. Preliminary/Routinary Activity
Good morning Class! Good morning sir!

How are you today class? We are fine, Sir.

Okay, let us all stand and pray. (pray)

Who is/are absent today class? None, Sir.

Very Good.
B. Review

Before I introduce to you our new topic. Do you Yes Sir.

recall our last lesson?

What is our last lesson all about? Sir, it is all about Introduction to
Relative Position.

Correct! Can you still define what is a data? A data is a collection of facts such as
numbers, words, measurements,
observations or just a description of
things used for reasoning, discussion or
calculation. A data can be qualitative or
quantitative.

How about, what type of data did we use last Quantitative Sir!
lesson?

Lastly, what did we use to organize, present, and Frequency Distribution Table Sir.
interpret a data?

That’s right. Very good.

C. Motivation

Now what do you see in the image? A ladder Sir.

I will ask some questions regarding this ladder.

There’s ladder consist of __ steps. 10 steps Sir.

You can reach the middle steps of the ladder by 5 steps Sir.
climbing _ steps.

Be careful because it has _ holes between its steps. 9 holes Sir.

If you close your eyes and memorize the number of Yes Sir, by remembering the number of
steps, will you able to reach the top just by counting steps.
the steps in mind?

That is correct! Based on your responses, I can say

that you are ready for our next lesson.

D. Lesson Proper

In order for us to understand the lesson, let us define

some terms associated with our topic.

Measures of Positions - are useful for giving the

relative standing of an individual in a population. It
gives a specific description on how an individual
was placed in a population in terms of a certain
aspect.

Fractiles - Partitioning or dividing an arranged set

of observations into equal parts.

There are different types of fractiles that we can use,

but there are 3 major fractiles that its commonly
wide used, they are quartiles, deciles and
percentiles.

The most commonly used fractiles are:

 Quartiles (Divided by 4 equally parts)

 Deciles (Divided by 10 equally parts)

  Percentiles (Divided by 100 equally parts)

Median (x̃) – Is the value separating a data sample

in exactly half.
If the data set has an odd number of
observations, the middle one is selected. For
example, the following list of seven
numbers;

1, 3, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9

A set of an even number of observations has

no distinct middle value and the median is
usually defined to be the mean of the two
middle values. For example, the data set;

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9

4+ 5 9
median = = = 4.5
2 2

Box and Whisker Plot – is an exploratory data

analysis tool used to describe a shape of a set of
observations, but it cannot show the frequency of
observations.

We have steps to complete in order for us to plot a

well-summarized box and whisker.

Steps in finding quartiles:

Step 1: Arrange numbers in increasing order.

Step 2: Locate the median/2nd quartile (middle
number).

Step 3: Locate the 1st quartile (median of the 1st

half/middle of the median and the minimum
number).

Step 4: Locate the 3rd quartile (median of the 2nd

half/middle of the median and the maximum
number).

Step 5: Test the minimum and maximum if they are

an outlier, and use the IQR (InterQuartile Range)
formula for testing.

Step 6: Draw your box and whisker plot.

The teacher will give an example:

Example 1:
In the following set, draw a box and whisker plot
using quartiles.

11, 22, 20, 14, 29, 8, 35, 27, 13, 49, 10, 24, 17

8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 17, 20, 22, 24, 27, 29, 35, 49

11+13 27+29
= 12 M = 28
2 2

Now, we will test the minimum (8) and maximum

(49) if they will not exceed in the computation of
IQR. It one of them or both of them exceeds, they
will now be a part of our box and whisker plot, or
we can call it outliers.

We are going to IQR test the minimum and

maximum using the formula.

Interquartile Range (IQR) formula:

IQR = Q3 – Q1
 IQR = 28 – 12
IQR = 16

Minimum and Maximum testing:

Q1 – (1.5)(IQR), Q3 – (1.5)(IQR)
12 – (1.5)(16) , 28 – (1.5)(16)
= -12 , = 52

Between -12 and 52, we can locate our minimum (8)

and maximum (49), therefore, we have no outlier.
We can now proceed in plotting our box and
whisker using all of our findings;

Example 2:
Here’s the list of Barry Bonds’ home runs during
his season, make a five-number summary of the set
of the given data below.

18 34 76 29 15

41 46 25 54 38

20 32 43 22

18, 34, 76, 29, 15, 41, 46, 25, 54, 38, 20, 32, 43, 22

15, 18, 20, 22, 25, 29, 32, 34, 38, 41, 43, 46, 54, 76

32+ 34
= 33
2
Interquartile Range (IQR) formula:
IQR = Q3 – Q1
IQR = 43 – 22
IQR = 21

Minimum and Maximum testing:

Q1 – (1.5)(IQR), Q3 – (1.5)(IQR)
22 – (1.5)(21) , 43 – (1.5)(21)
= -9.5 , = 74.5

We notice that our maximum (76) exceeds in the

range of -9.5 and 74.5, 76 is an outlier. We can still
plot our box and whisker.

 What if there is 2 the same numbers in the

median?
- It’s ok, just add and divide them by 2.

 What if both of the minimum and maximum

are outliers?
- Get the data/digit after the minimum,
and get the data/digit before the
maximum. Just like the example
earlier.

 Can we still plot a box and whisker even if

both minimum and maximum are outliers?
- Yes, just replace both minimum and
maximum by a dot.

 What is the significance of box and whisker

plotting?
- A box and whisker plot is a way of
summarizing a set of data measured
on an interval scale. It is often used
in explanatory data analysis. This
 type of graph is used to show the
shape of the distribution, its central
value, and its variability.

That is how to compute/plot box and whiskers. None, Sir.

Do you have any questions?

E. Application
Let’s have an application of what we have
discussed. (Students do the Activity)

Construct a five-numbered summary in the problem

given below.

5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 9, 9, 10, 12, 14, 17, 17, 18,

19, 19

minimum = 5 maximum = 19
Q1 = 8 Q2 = 10 Q3 = 17

a. 11

b. 7

d. 7

F. Generalization

Anyone who can give me a short review on what we Sir, we have discussed the ways on
have discussed today? how to organize, present and interpret a
data using quartiles and the box and
whisker plot.
Very good.

What marks the partition of the data into two equal Sir, median.
 parts?

Very good.

What is the difference of the third and first quartile? Sir, interquartile range.

What is the value in the data set that is abnormally Sir, outliers.
distant from other values?

Do you have any questions class? None, Sir.

Okay, let’s call it a day, Goodbye class. Thank you! Goodbye Sir. Thank you, Sir!

IV. EVALUATION
A. Read the situations carefully and answer the questions provided each number.

Question 1

Choose one of the boxes and whisker plots for a sample that has:

Minimum 10
Lower quartile 14
Median 16
Upper quartile 20
Maximum 29
Question 2

Choose one of the box and whisker plots for the following sample:

17 22 18 33 14 36 39 41 25 31 18 19 16 21 21

Question 3

A sample has:

Minimum 3
Range 21
Semi-interquartile range 4
Median 17
Upper quartile 20

Choose a box and whisker plot for the sample.

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V. ASSIGNMENT
Answer the activity (Average B) in your book, page 413. Submit your output in our
google classroom. If you are going to submit a picture of your output, use notebloc or
camscanner to ensure it is clear.
Prepared by: Wilson V. Morales
Checked by:
Ms. Rosana P. Tuguinay
Cooperating Teacher