Question

A horizontal boxplot is plotted along a horizontal axis marked from 0 to 20, in increments of 1. A left whisker extends from 4 to 7. The box extends from 7 to 14 and is divided into 2 parts by a vertical line segment at 10. The right whisker extends from 14 to 18. All values estimated. About what percent of Brad's fantasy football leagues have fewer than 7 teams? Choose 1 answer: (Choice A) 0% (Choice B) 25% (Choice C) 50% (Choice D) 75% (Choice E) 100%

Answer 1

Answer: B) 25%

The min is 4 as this is the smallest value and it is visually shown as the left-most point on the boxplot. This is the tip of the left whisker.

The value of the first quartile (Q1) is the left edge of the box and that is 7. The left whisker goes from 4 to 7. The left whisker represents 25% of the data, which is another way of saying "25% of the data is below Q1". So 25% of the distribution has between 4 and 7 teams.