For the following data set, the box in a box-and-whisker plot is drawn between which two numbers?
23, 23, 6, 21, 6, 43, 50, 37, 21, 16, 42
23, 23, 6, 21, 6, 43, 50, 37, 21, 16, 42
1 Answer
May 23, 2017
Explanation:
#"the box extends between the lower and upper quartiles"#
#"arrange the data set in ascending order"#
#6color(white)(x)6color(white)(x)color(red)(16)color(white)(x)21color(white)(x)21color(white)(x)color(magenta)(23)color(white)(x)23color(white)(x)37color(white)(x)color(red)(42)color(white)(x)43color(white)(x)50#
#"from the arranged set of data"#
#"lower quartile " (Q_1)=color(red)(16)#
#"median " (Q_2) =color(magenta)(23)#
#"upper quartile " (Q_3) =color(red)(42)#
