Answer: Use the side-by-side boxplots shown to answer the

Problem 6AYU

Problem

Use the side-by-side boxplots shown to answer the questions that follow.

(a) To the nearest integer, what is the median of variable x?

(b) To the nearest integer, what is the first quartile of variable y?

(c) Which variable has more dispersion? Why?

(d) Does the variable x have any outliers? If so, what is the value of the outlier(s)?

(e) Describe the shape of the variable y. Support your position.

Step by step solution:

Step 1:

(a)

If we draw a straight line along the median of variable x, we get the nearest integer as 16. That is the median of variable x is 16. As shown below.