Question

The box plots below show student grades on the most recent exam compared to overall grades in the class:

two box plots shown. The top one is labeled Class. Minimum at 68, Q1 at 71, median at 84, Q3 at 89, maximum at 100. The bottom box plot is labeled Exam. Minimum at 55, Q1 at 76, median at 85, Q3 at 94, maximum at 100.

Which of the following best describes the information about the medians?

The class and exam medians are almost the same.
The exam median is much higher than the class median.
The class and exam Q3 are the same, but the exam has the lowest median.
The low outlie

Answer 1

@phi

Answer 2

Do you have a thought on this one after reading the different choices?

Answer 3

b or a

Answer 4

you know this:
class median at 84
exam median at 85

Answer 5

ok

Answer 6

or if you look at the chart, you see the median (line inside the "box")
are almost over each other.

Answer 7

choice b says
The exam median is much higher than the class median.

is 85 "much higher" than 84 ?

Answer 8

by 1

Answer 9

yes, 85 and 84 are one apart. notice in the graph, they are close to one another

Answer 10

which choice says the medians are close together ?

Answer 11

a

Answer 12

@phi

Answer 13

yes. that is the answer

Answer 14

ty