In which quarter are the data least concentrated?

A.
first quarter

B.
second quarter

C.
third quarter

D.
fourth quarter
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Question

In which quarter are the data least concentrated?
  

 
 A.
first quarter
 
 B.
second quarter
 
 C.
third quarter
 
 D.
fourth quarter
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rational · Answer

look at the box plot below that temperaturs line

which part is small ?

rational · Answer

http://gyazo.com/5e0bc706680ab6281e4ab9817811b324

anonymous · Answer

So, the 1st part is the smallest

rational · Answer

Yes that first part is called first quartile

rational · Answer

no wait

rational · Answer

the question is asking about "concentration" right ?

anonymous · Answer

Yea

rational · Answer

so we should be looking at the quartile that has "more spread"

rational · Answer

look at the box plot again, which part has more spread ?

rational · Answer

in other words : which part is wider ?

anonymous · Answer

The 2nd part??

rational · Answer

Yes so second quarter has more spread
that also means it has least concentrated data values

anonymous · Answer

Oh ok. So is it B?

rational · Answer

Yep!

anonymous · Answer

Okie, thx :)

rational · Answer

yw