In constructing a box-and-whisker plot from a data set, which values are at the ends of the box?

A.
the mean and median

B.
the minimum and maximum

C.
the first and third quartiles

D.
the mode and range

Question

In constructing a box-and-whisker plot from a data set, which values are at the ends of the box?	
 
 A.
the mean and median
 
 B.
the minimum and maximum
 
 C.
the first and third quartiles
 
 D.
the mode and range

johnnewman · Answer

@mathmale

johnnewman · Answer

@pooja195

mathmale · Answer

John:  Have you any example drawings of a box and whisker plot?
Have you created any such plot before?
Have you heard of the "5-number summary" that is used to draw the plot?

johnnewman · Answer

i find it is a

mathmale · Answer

Can you defend your answer?   

My questions are important ones; you'll need to be able to answer such questions in the future.

mathmale · Answer

(a) "mean and median," is, unfortunately, not at all correct.  The median is part of the 5-number summary; the mean doesn't show at all in a box and whisker plot.

mathmale · Answer

Have you heard of the "5-number summary" that is used to draw the plot?

The 5 numbers, in the order in which they appear, are:  minimum, Q1, median, Q2, and maximum.