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A double box-and-whisker plot represents the stock prices of Company A and Company B over a 30-day period. Both companies have a minimum price of $3 and a maximum price of $10. The median price for Company A is $6 and the median price for Company B is $9. Which company is more likely to have a symmetric box-and-whisker plot? Explain.

User Brrrr
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Answer:

company a

Explanation:

It is probably company a because if you make a box and whisker plot in your head the median of 6 would be more in between 3 and 10 than 9. If the median were 9 it would probably be skewed. If 6 is near the middle the box and whisker plot would look more symmetric

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