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OpenStudy (lena772):

Can someone help me with some stat questions please?

OpenStudy (lena772):

@ganeshie8

OpenStudy (lena772):

The box plots show male and female grades in a sociology class. two bar graphs shown. The top one is labeled Male. Minimum at 78, Q1 at 88, median at 81, Q3 at 96, maximum at 99. The bottom bar graph is labeled Female. Minimum at 72, Q1 at 82, median at 86, Q3 at 95, maximum at 100. Which of the following best describes the information about the interquartile ranges? The interquartile range for males is larger than the females by more than 10 points. The interquartile range for females is larger by more than 10 points. The interquartile range for females is larger by about 5 points. The interquartile range for males is larger than the females by about 5 points.

OpenStudy (lena772):

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

interquartile range = Q3-Q1

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

calculate that for Male and Females separately

OpenStudy (lena772):

Would it be the third choice?

ganeshie8 (ganeshie8):

yes The interquartile range for females is larger by about 5 points.

OpenStudy (lena772):

yay ! :)

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