Answer:
B
Step-by-step explanation:
A box and whisker plot is a graphical representation of the 5-number summary of a data set. It shows the minimum, maximum, median, and the values of the 1st and 3rd quartiles. Here, you're asked to identify the data set having the same 5-number summary as that shown in the plot.
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extremes
The minimum of the data set is shown by the end of the left "whisker." The plot shows a minimum value of 41. Choice C has a minimum of 40, so is not the data set we're looking for.
The maximum of the data set is shown by the end of the right whisker. The plot shows a maximum of 50, matching all of the answer choices shown.
median
The median of the data set is shown by the vertical line in the middle of the box. Here, the median of the data set is indicated as 44. This will be the middle value, or the average of the two middle values of the set of data.
These sets of data have 10 values, an even number, so the median is the average of the middle two.
Choices A and B have a middle pair of 43 and 45, which means their median is (43+45)/2 = 44. Choice D has a middle pair of 43 and 47, so a median of (43+47)/2 = 45. Choice D is not the data set we're looking for.
quartiles
The 1st and 3rd quartiles of the data set are shown by the left and right ends of the box, respectively. They are indicated as being 43 and 48.
The median divides the data set into two parts. It is not considered to be a member of either part. The 1st quartile is the median of the lower (left) part. The 3rd quartile is the median of the upper (right) part.
Here, each part has 5 data values, so the quartile values are 3rd from the ends of the data set. In choice A, they are 43 and 49, not a match to the given plot. In choice B, they are 43 and 48, matching the values in the given box plot.
The data set in choice B could be represented by the box plot shown.
