Question

The ages of the people who attend a weekly yoga class at the local yoga studio are shown in the table below. 43 52 35 27 26 51 48 36 42 37 62 44 50 26 40 30 Which data display(s) can be used to find the median for the ages of the yoga students? I. box plot II. dot plot III. histogram

Answer 1

A box plot b/c a box plot specifically has a point for a median. A histogram just shows the amounts and a dot plot is like a histogram but with dots.

Answer 2

I) box plot

Explanation:

A box plot is formed by using the five-number summary. This summary includes:

Minimum; maximum; Q1 (first quartile); Q2 (median); Q3 (third quartile).

The median of the data will be the vertical line inside the box. Since it specifically shows the median, a box plot is the best choice.