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Elliott Boman
on Nov 30, 2024
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If the distribution of sales is thought to be symmetric with very little variation, then:
A) the whiskers on a box and whisker plot should be about half as long as the box is wide
B) the width of the box in a box and whisker plot will be very wide but the whisker will be very short
C) the left and right edges of the box in a box and whisker plot will be approximately equal distance from the second quartile
D) none of these
E) all of these
Box and Whisker Plot
A graphical representation of data that shows the distribution's median, quartiles, and outliers.
Symmetric
Equally balanced or identical in size or shape on both sides of a dividing line.
Variation
The measure of how data points in a data set differ from the mean value of the data set.
- Comprehend and create box and whisker plots, and analyze the five-number summary.
- Differentiate between symmetric distributions and those that are skewed.
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Learning Objectives
- Comprehend and create box and whisker plots, and analyze the five-number summary.
- Differentiate between symmetric distributions and those that are skewed.