Question

Identify the correct box and whisker plot of the given data.

Answer 1

Given the data below.

`\lbrace1,3,5,6,6,7,8,11,12\rbrace`

The median of the data above is the middle number

`median=6`

The first quartile is:

`\begin{gathered} 1,3,5,6 \\ Q1=(3+5)/(2)=(8)/(2)=4 \end{gathered}`

The third quartile is:

`\begin{gathered} 7,8,11,12 \\ Q3=(8+11)/(2)=(19)/(2)=9.5 \end{gathered}`

The box and whisker plot for the data is:

The second option is correct.