Looking at the box-and-whisker plot for the package weight data below, what does the position of the median line in the box and length of the whiskers tell you about the shape of the distribution?

Ground Beef Package Weight Data (in pounds)

0.75 0.93 1.08 1.2
0.83 0.96 1.08 1.21
0.87 0.96 1.15 1.24
0.89 0.97 1.16 1.28
0.89 0.98 1.16 1.38
0.89 0.99 1.19 1.41
0.92 1.06 1.19

Question

Looking at the box-and-whisker plot for the package weight data below, what does the position of the median line in the box and length of the whiskers tell you about the shape of the distribution? 

Ground Beef Package Weight Data (in pounds)

0.75      0.93      1.08      1.2
0.83      0.96      1.08      1.21
0.87      0.96      1.15      1.24
0.89      0.97      1.16      1.28
0.89      0.98      1.16      1.38
0.89      0.99      1.19      1.41
0.92      1.06      1.19

hockeychick23 · Answer

A. The data is uniformly distributed 
B. The distribution is strongly skewed to the right
C. The distribution is strongly skewed to the left 
D. The position of the median and length of whiskers tell you little about the shape of the distribution 
E. The data is roughly symmetrical and mound-shaped (normally distributed)