Comparing Data (Box Plots)

Which student has the greater median test score?

• Amy

• Ed

Which student has the greater interquartile range of test scores?

• Amy

• Ed

Which student has the greater range of test scores?

• Amy

• Ed

Which student appears to have more predictable test scores? (less spread out/ varied)

• Amy

• Ed

What is the first quartile for the given plot?

• 10

• 21

• 16

• 35

Which statement is true based on the box plots?

• Plot 2 has a larger spread (range) than plot 1.

• Plot 1 and plot 2 have a center score of 60.

• Plot 1 has a minimum of 30 and plot 2 has a maximum score of 75.

• Plot 2 has a larger IQR than plot 1.

Answer the question pictured.

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The box plots pictured compare the number of points two basketball players scored per game over 25 games last season.

Which statement is supported by the information in the box plots pictured?

• Player A has a larger spread (range) in the points he scored than Player B.

• Player A has a larger median than Player B.

• Player A scored points in all 25 games, but Player B did not.

• Player A and Player B each scored 36 points in at least one of the 25 games.

compare the box plots of the results from the final exam that Mrs. Leeward gave her class.

Which statement is true based on the box plots?

• Class 2 has a larger spread (range) in their final exam scores than Class 1 has in their final exam scores.

• Class 2 has a center score (median) of 85 and Class 1 has a center score (median) of 80.

• Class 1 has a minimum score of 50 and Class 2 has a maximum score of 100.

• Class 2 has a larger interquartile range than Class 1.

Answer the question pictured.

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