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Section I: Multiple Choice Choose the best answer for Questions AP1.1 to AP1.14
Chapter 4, Problem AP1.14(choose chapter or problem)
Section I: Multiple Choice Choose the best answer for Questions AP1.1 to AP1.14. Boxplots of two data sets are shown. Plot 1 Plot 2 Based on the boxplots, which statement below is true? (a) The range of both plots is about the same. (b) The means of both plots are approximately equal. (c) Plot 2 contains more data points than Plot 1. (d) The medians are approximately equal. (e) Plot 1 is more symmetric than Plot 2.
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QUESTION:
Section I: Multiple Choice Choose the best answer for Questions AP1.1 to AP1.14. Boxplots of two data sets are shown. Plot 1 Plot 2 Based on the boxplots, which statement below is true? (a) The range of both plots is about the same. (b) The means of both plots are approximately equal. (c) Plot 2 contains more data points than Plot 1. (d) The medians are approximately equal. (e) Plot 1 is more symmetric than Plot 2.
ANSWER:Step 1 of 5
(a) TRUE. The spread is the distance between the whiskers of the boxplots and we note that these are for both plot 1 and plot 2 about the same.