Question

Refer to the dog weights box-and-whisker plot in answering the question.

In which quarter are the data most concentrated?



A.
first quarter

B.
second quarter

C.
third quarter

D.
fourth quarter

Answer 1

Hmm, well where is the box and whisker plot?

Answer 2

So @KJSaif what is your guess on this and why?

Answer 3

i'm not so sure what most concentrated means which sucks

Answer 4

could you tell me what it means

Answer 5

In this sense, concentrated means clustered or gathered very closely.
And don't feel bad :) We have to learn new things all the time!

Answer 6

so gathered you mean the dots that are most clustered in which quarter?

Answer 7

or no?

Answer 8

so the closer together the data is the smaller the part of the box and whisker plot... or more concentrated,

so to run through some basics...

Quarter 1: Lowest score to lower quartile or quartile 1

Quarter 2: Quartile 1 to the median

Quarter 3: Median to upper quartile or quartile 3

Quarter 4: Quartile 3 to highest score

so by looking at the quarters... which is the most compact... or smallest this is the most concentrated.

hope it helps

Answer 9

Yes, that would be the best way to put it.
So the area that is boxed off which quarter would that be? (given with the info that you were given above)

Answer 10

um i'm sorry if i'm wrong but maybe q1, q2 or q4

Answer 11

wait i think Q1

Answer 12

well if you look at the scale, Q1 goes from 49 to 51

is there anything smaller..?

Answer 13

54 to 55

Answer 14

Well, lets take a look at these "definitions" we'll call them again.

Quarter 1: Lowest score to lower quartile or quartile 1
Quarter 2: Quartile 1 to the MEDIAN
Quarter 3: Median to upper quartile or quartile 3
Quarter 4: Quartile 3 to highest score

I have median capitalized for a reason. Your median is seen as the dot in the MIDDLE of the box already outlined for you.

This is probably confusing have two people helping you at once. Sorry.

Answer 15

so the answer could be Q2?

Answer 16

so where does Q2 start and finish on the scale..?

Answer 17

you need to look at where each quarter starts and finishes... the smallest difference between start and finish is the most compact or concentrated

Answer 18

i don't know which quarter is for 54 and 55

Answer 19

well 54 to 55

Answer 20

so what quarter is that..?

Answer 21

i don't know (;-;) i'm new to this. Maybe Q2 or Q1 thats all i know

Answer 22

is it Q2?

Answer 23

what's the median in this