Question

Male and females high school students reported how many hours they worked each week in summer jobs . The data represented in the following box plots

Answer 1

The correct answer is c.

Explanation:

Boys:

Range from 0 to 15 hours worked.

The third quartile, which is shown by the line in the box, is of 10 hours.

Females:

More bunched together, ranging from 15 to 20 hours worked, with a median, shown by a line on the middle of the box, of 17.5.

However, the line for females begins at around 1 hour, far from the median, which means that there is a significant outlier at the low end for females.

The correct answer is c.