A box plot was made to represent the number of matches won by 14 participants in a tennis tournament. The box plot had the box shifted to the left so that the right tail was much longer than the left tail. Based on the box plot, which conclusion is correct?

The mean and median of matches won are equal.
The mean of matches won is less than the median of matches won.
Most of the participants won many matches, but some participants won very few matches compared to the others.
Most of the participants won very few matches, but some participants won many matches compared to the others.

Question

A box plot was made to represent the number of matches won by 14 participants in a tennis tournament. The box plot had the box shifted to the left so that the right tail was much longer than the left tail. Based on the box plot, which conclusion is correct?

 The mean and median of matches won are equal.
 The mean of matches won is less than the median of matches won.
 Most of the participants won many matches, but some participants won very few matches compared to the others.
 Most of the participants won very few matches, but some participants won many matches compared to the others.

anonymous · Answer

The mean would be higher than the median because of the higher values on the right. The last one seems most reasonable because of the longer tail on the right

lalaland_lauren · Answer

Thanks @peachpi
everyone was viewing the question but they didnt answer lol

anonymous · Answer

np