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Which player is more likely to score more than 18 points in a game?Who is more likely to have a very bad game and score less than 3 points?(sorry for all the equations next to the whisker plots)

Which player is more likely to score more than 18 points in a game?Who is more likely-example-1
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The boxplot that shows points that Dwight scored in each game has a minimum value of 1 point and a maximum value of 20 points.

The box plot that shows the points that Ron scored in each game, has a minimum value of 4, and a maximum value of 18 points.

The values below the minimum point and above the maximum point of the data set can be considered "outliers", i.e. atypical observations, and the probability if them being observed is very low.

Ron's box plot goes from 4 to 18 points, it is very unlikely for him to score less than 3 points or above 18, both scores would be considered "outliers" for him.

But, Dwigth's box plot goes from 1 to 20, which means that "scoring less than 3 on a game" or "scoring more than 18 on a game" are more possible situations for him.

So Dwight is more likely to score more than 18 points on a game and he is also more likely to have a very bad game and score less than 3 points.

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