Box Plot. A box plot is a visual picture of a distribution using the five-number summary: the minimum, the first quartile (a.k.a. Q1), the median, the third quartile (Q3) and the maximum. Because they are simple diagrams, students can make box plots by hand.
Lotus root (renkon in Japanese) is actually the rhizome of the lotus plant. It's a popular vegetable throughout southern and eastern Asia, but it's still not that well known in the west. Lotus root is full of fiber and various vitamins and other nutrients.o prevent this, put the peeled lotus root in water with a little vinegar in it. If I slice it up, I put the slices in the vinegar water. If using the slices for a salad, or for any dish that has no further or very little more cooking, they should be boiled for a couple of minutes in vinegared water.
Minerals. Each serving of lotus root contains 556 milligrams of potassium, or 16 percent of the daily value; 100 milligrams of phosphorus, or 10 percent of the daily value; 1.2 milligrams of iron and 23 milligrams of magnesium, or about 6 percent of the daily value for each of these nutrients.he evidence is still preliminary. Although lotus is often considered a decorative plant, lotus root is used in Asian cooking. Lotus root looks a bit like a chain link fence when sliced due to the holes inside the root and tastes similar to coconut but is crunchy like a raw potato.