Question

This table shows the weekly rainfall, in inches, for two cities for ten weeks. City A 0.2 0 1.5 1.3 2.5 3 0.4 0.3 0.2 1 City B 0 0 0.4 0.2 0.3 1 1 1 0.1 0.1 Which conclusion can be drawn from the data?

WILL GIVE BRAINLISET

Answer 1

During the 10 wk period, the rainfall amount recorded most often for City B was 1 in

Explanation:

Answer 2

the choices for the question are as follows;
A. During the 10 wk period, the rainfall amount recorded most often for City B was 1 in.
this is correct. rainfall of 1 inch was recorded on three days so it was the most often recorded rainfall.

B. The range between the maximum and minimum values for City B is greater than the range between the maximum and minimum values for City A.
range for city A - 3 - 0 = 3
range for city B - 1- 0 = 1
this statement is incorrect as the range for city B is lesser than the range for city A.

C. For the ten weeks, City A received less rainfall, on average, than City B
the average rainfalls for;
City A - 1.04
city B - 0.41
city A received more rainfall on average than city B on average therefore this statement is incorrect.

D. The median for City A is less than the median for City B.
city A - 0.7
city B - 0.25
median for city A is greater than median for city B therefore this statement is incorrect.

Therefore the conclusion that can be drawn from the data is During the 10 wk period, the rainfall amount recorded most often for City B was 1 in. - Statement A