Question

These box plots show the basketball scores for two teams.

Bulldogs
55 70 80 90 105

Wolverines
35 55 80 85 96

Basketball scores
Compare the shapes of the box plots.

A. The Bulldogs' distribution is symmetric, but the Wolverines'
distribution is negatively skewed.

B. Both distributions are symmetric.

C. Both distributions are negatively skewed.

D. The Bulldogs' distribution is symmetric, but the Wolverines'
distribution is positively skewed​

Answer 1

A

Explanation:

Answer 2

A. The Bulldogs' distribution is symmetric, but the Wolverines'

distribution is negatively skewed

Explanation:

The box plot showing scores for the Bulldogs basketball team has the median shown by a vertical line dividing the box into 2 equal halves. Also, both whiskers on either sides are relatively equal. This shows that the data set for bulldogs is symmetric.

On the other hand, the box plot for wolverine shows the median more closer to the upper quartile, and also the whisker to the right if the box is longer. These show that the data set for team wolverine is negatively skewed.