SOLUTION: The size of the box in a boxplot shows the ___________ ________ of the data set. A) difference between the mean and the median B) variance C) skewness

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Question 457084: The size of the box in a boxplot shows the ____________________ of the data set.


A)
difference between the mean and the median

B)
variance

C)
skewness

D)
interquartile range



Found 2 solutions by stanbon, jim_thompson5910:
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The size of the box in a boxplot shows the ____ of the data set.
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Comment:
The box shows the spread of data between Q1 and Q3.
I don't like any of the option answers you have
listed.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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A)
difference between the mean and the median
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B)
variance
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C)
skewness
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D)
interquartile range
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Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The answer is D) because the interquartile range is

IR = Q3 - Q1


and Q3 and Q1 make up the boundaries of the box.

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