Question

Please help me with box plots.

Answer 1

The most important thing to know with box plots is where the "Quartiles" are and what the mean. Here's a diagram:

Answer 2

So, Q1 marks the spot where 25% of the data is to the left, the median marks the spot where 50% of the data is to the left, and Q3 marks the spot where 75% of the data is to the left. Let's identify Q1 and Q3 in your question first.

Answer 3

So, it seems to me that Q1 = 1 year and Q3 = 6 years in your question. Do you agree with that?

Answer 4

Yes i do

Answer 5

Alright, perfect. So, now we need to figure out what the percentages translate to in our question.