Question

SOMEBODY PLEASE HELP!!!

The box plots show the average daily temperatures in July and August for a U.S. city:
What can you tell about the means for these two months?

The August high is above the July median. This makes it hard to know about the means.

Both months have the same low temperature. This makes it hard to know about the means.

It is unlikely, but possible that the July mean could be higher.

There is no way to tell what the means are.

Answer 1

its question 3 @campbell_st

Answer 2

Im to tired to answer this mate im sorry ;-;

Answer 3

Okay

Answer 4

What do you think? Don't look at the answers. Make three different conclusions and THEN look at them.

Answer 5

there is no way to tell what the means are? @tkhunny

Answer 6

Is that the nature of Box and Whisker? Do they say anything about the mean? Why do we bother to define the IQR? Do we care if the Mean is in there, somewhere?

Okay, that's one conclusion. Two more.

Answer 7

the first and second possibly but i doubt it @tkhunny

Answer 8

What do you mean "the first and second possibly"? That sounds like you are looking at the answers.

Answer 9

oh sorry i thought i could look at the answers

Answer 10

You can look at the answers, but you will learn less. Make up your mind first. Prove that you know what you are looking at. Make sure you can interpret the data.

Answer 11

A box and whisker plot does NOT necessarily show the minimum and maximum values. There is a facility for removing "outliers". Careful with that.

Answer 12

i believe there is no way to find out the means

Answer 13

@tkhunny

Answer 14

Box and Whisker is all about Medians. The Mean is in there, somewhere, but the Box and Whisker presentation doesn't care about it. There may be a way to find out about the Mean, but reference to Box and Whisker is not it.

Answer 15

so am i correct? :)

Answer 16

The August High is above the July Median, but what does this have to do with the Mean? Nothing. I would not mark the first.

Answer 17

yes and the second one isnt true right?

Answer 18

I already addressed the second. It fails to address outliers. Plus, it still has nothing to do with the Means.

The third one isn't even a sentence. Don't mark that one. Higher than what?

Answer 19

If I had to pick one, it would be the fourth.