Question

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Answer 1

I would think they want a separate plot for Kobe and Lebron

Answer 2

so that you can compare them
describe Kobe’s and Lebron's data in terms of center, spread, and shape.

Answer 3

You've already done a very nice box plot for Kobe, I believe. You have to do a similar plot for the other guy.
Once you have those two box plots graphed side by side, it's pretty straightforward to compare the data for one player against the data for the other player.

Answer 4

How may I help you with this? What's confusing for you?

Answer 5

the plot shown is a combination of Kobe and Lebron
You do not want to do that. You want to make a plot for each.

Answer 6

Box plot, that is?

Answer 7

the information will be slightly different because they scored different points per game.

Answer 8

My conception was that you draw two separate box plots, side by side, and then compare the data by comparing the box plots.

Answer 9

Phi and I will need to decide which of us will help you finish this problem, since I think you know enough, and certainly Phil and I know enough, so that you don't need more than one of us helping you.

Answer 10

@Phi: shall we toss a fair coin? :)

Answer 11

How are your box plots coming along? In what way(s) could I help you? Makes no difference which set of data you start with.

Answer 12

Gabi: Do y ou have a TI-83 or -84 calculator, and, if so, are you allowed to use in this course?

Answer 13

OK. you have 2 sets of data points, Rearrange both sets, separately, in ascending order, and then do your best to identify the median of each set. BRB

Answer 14

You've arrived at the right median for Kobe. I haven't yet done Lebron's data yet. Will do that.
We have 10 data points for Kobe's scores.
divide this set in half (5 on the left, 5 on the right). What's Q1, the first quartile? Look at the 5 data points on the left and take the middle one. What is it?

Do the same thing for the right 5 data pionts. Find Q3.

Median: 10
Q1: ?
Q3: ?

while you're doing that, I'll look at Lebron's data.

Answer 15

Your box plot is beautiful. You'll need to construct one for Lebron 's data as well.

Look at Kobe's. What score is approx. in the middle?

Answer 16

yes, the Q1 and Q3 are the box.
the whiskers use the min and max

Answer 17

You are doing very well, demonstrating that you know quite a lot about these procedures.

Answer 18

What do "max" and 'min" mean to you? What's the lowest of Kobe's scores? the largest?

With this info y ou have enuf material on which to base drawings of the 2 box plots.

Answer 19

Yes, that's right. wopuld you now pls write the "5 number summar" for both Kobe and Lebron?

Answer 20

yes, those are the whisker part of the plot.

Answer 21

For K. it would be 7,8, 10, 10, 15: minumum, Q1, median, Q3, max.
Do the same for the other guy.

Answer 22

I would arrange them big to small (or small to big)

Answer 23

Both Phi and I adhere to the idea that a "5 number summary" is written in ascending order: 7, 8 , 10, 10, 15 for Kobe and ?????? for Lebron. Your 5 number summaries are not in ascending order.

Answer 24

For Leb. it'd be 0, 2, 4.5, 7 , 10 (note: in ascending order);
representing MIN, Q1, MED, Q3, MAX.

This is the standard way of writing a 5-number summary.

Answer 25

yes. Now you need to make the plot.

Here is what Kobe's looks like

Answer 26

You (Gabi_J) are fast and efficient.
Yes. Now that you have the two box plots written side by side, compare them. For Kobe, the middle is at or near 10 (the median), right? For Lebron, where is the middle (approximately)?
For "spread", in each case, subtract the min from the max. That's the "spread".

Shape is a bit harder. What we're looking for, mainly, is symmetry or lack of symmetry.
Take a look at both box plots. Can you deduce anything in particular about the symmetry of each?

Answer 27

One of those plots surely looks symmetrical, or approx. sym., to me; the other looks quite retricemetrical.

Take your responses to these 3 questions (middle, spread, symmetry/) and write a summary (in words) of your observations.

Answer 28

here are both

Answer 29

Remember, we talked about "median". The median is literally in the middle of your data set, assuming that you're re-arranged the data in ascending order.
And we've talked about symmetry as a specific meaning of SHAPE.

Answer 30

the following selections from our conversation show that we have indeed discussed both shape and symmetry.


One of those plots surely looks symmetrical, or approx. sym., to me; the other looks quite symmetrical.

Take your responses to these 3 questions (middle, spread, symmetry/) and write a summary (in words) of your observations.

You (Gabi_J) are fast and efficient.
Yes. Now that you have the two box plots written side by side, compare them. For Kobe, the middle is at or near 10 (the median), right? For Lebron, where is the middle (approximately)?
For "spread", in each case, subtract the min from the max. That's the "spread".

Shape is a bit harder. What we're looking for, mainly, is symmetry or lack of symmetry.
Take a look at both box plots. Can you deduce anything in particular about the symmetry of each?

Answer 31

I suggest we take a break. I'm very tired.

I think you need to look over this conversation, as well as your textbook and /or online course material, to find examples of middle, spread and shape. We have discussed all of the topics involved in some depth, but now you're telling me we haven't.

I really don't want to repeat information that I've already shared with you in this long conversation.

Instead of saying "I'm confused," please ask specific questions, so that I may answer with just what you need and want to know at the moment.

Please take a break.
Review this conversation.
Read any available course materials that pertain to this topic.
Repost your question if you're still unclear about something.
I'd be happy to respond again, but later on, not now.