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The box plots below show attendance at a local movie theater and high school basketball games:

Two box plots are shown. The top one is labeled Movies. Minimum at 100, Q1 at 130, median at 165, Q3 at 185, maximum at 200. The bottom box plot is labeled Basketball games. Minimum at 135, Q1 at 225, median at 248, Q3 at 275, maximum at 300.

Which of the following best describes how to measure the spread of the data?

A. The IQR is a better measure of spread for movies than it is for basketball games.
B. The standard deviation is a better measure of spread for movies than it is for basketball games.
C. The IQR is the best measurement of spread for games and movies.
D. The standard deviation is the best measurement of spread for games and movies.

The box plots below show attendance at a local movie theater and high school basketball-example-1

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D

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D. The standard deviation is the best measurement of spread for games and movies.
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