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In constructing a box-and-whisker plot for the data set below, at which values would you draw the left and right sides of the box?

6, 7, 1, 3, 9, 3, 2, 5, 8, 4, 8


left at 3; right at 8
left at 2; right at 8
left at 2; right at 7
left at 3; right at 7

User NikSp
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lets put these numbers in order
1,2,3,3,4,5,6,7,8,8,9

Q1 = 3
Q2 (median) = 5
Q3 = 8

the box starts at Q1 and ends at Q3....so left side is 3 and right side is 8
u r correct...it is A


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