Question

Samples of viewers were taken from two different movies to compare the ages of those

watching the movie. Fifty participants were asked their ages as they exited each movie. The
results are shown on the double box plot below. Which statistical measure was equal for the
two samples?
Movie

Answer 1

The median are equal

Explanation:

Given

I will answer this question with the attached plot (see attachment 2)

Required

The equal statistical measures

See attachment 1 on how to read a box plot

Using attachment 1 as a guide, we have the following observation

Movie 2 Movie 1

`Minimum=7.5`
`Minimum=10`

`Q_1 = 22.5`
`Q_1 = 15`

`Median = 30`

`Q_3 = 35`
`Q_3 = 40`

`Maximum = 47.5`
`Maximum = 52.5`

By comparison, they have equal median (30)