Name_____________________
Class Period______
The winners of the NBA Championship in 2008 were the Boston Celtics. The data given are the
Boston Celtics and Utah Jazz salaries for the 2008/09 year. http://hoopshype.com/
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Boston Celtics
2008/09
Kevin Garnett
Paul Pierce
Ray Allen
Kendrick Perkins
Brian Scalabrine
Eddie House
Tony Allen
Rajon Rondo
Stephon Marbury
JR Giddens
Leon Powe
Gabe Pruitt
Glen Davis
Mikki Moore
Bill Walker
TOTAL:
$24,750,000
$18,077,903
$17,388,430
$4,078,880
$3,206,897
$2,650,000
$2,500,000
$1,646,784
$1,262,275
$957,120
$797,581
$711,517
$711,517
$378,683
$542,114
$79,659,701
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Utah Jazz
2008/09
Andrei Kirilenko
Carlos Boozer
Mehmet Okur
Matt Harpring
Deron Williams
Kyle Korver
CJ Miles
Jarron Collins
Brevin Knight
Ronnie Brewer
Ronnie Price
Kosta Koufos
Morris Almond
Kyrylo Fesenko
Paul Millsap
TOTAL:
$15,080,312
$11,593,817
$8,500,000
$6,000,000
$5,069,448
$4,773,927
$3,700,000
$2,074,302
$2,000,000
$1,834,680
$1,188,000
$1,129,320
$1,081,440
$810,000
$797,581
$65,632,827
1) Find the 5 number summary for this data, then graph a box and whisker plot ABOVE the number
line below. For the number line, round to the nearest 1000. Example: Eddie House $2,650,000 will
be 2650 on the number line.
Minimum = _______Q1 = _______Median = _______Q3 = _______Maximum = _______
2) Find the average salary for a Celtic player.
Label this spot on your number line.
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Celtics
Jazz
3) Which is a more appropriate measure of the center of the salary data, the median or the mean?
Explain your choice.
4) The five number summary for Utah Jazz salary data (rounded) is:
Minimum = 798
Q1 = 1129
Median = 2074
Q3 = 6000
Add a box and whisker plot for the Jazz BELOW the number line.
5) The average salary for the Jazz is: ____________
Label this spot on your number line.
6) Compare the measures of center for the Celtics and the Jazz.
Maximum = 15080