Which of the Following Summary Measures Cannot Be Easily Approximated

question 147

Short Answer

Which of the following summary measures cannot be easily approximated from a box-and-whisker plot? $\begin{array}{|l|l|}\hline A&\text { The range.}\\\hline B&\text { The interquartile range.}\\\hline C&\text { The second quartile.}\\\hline D&\text {The standard deviation. }\\\hline E&\text {All of these choices are correct. }\\\hline \end{array}$

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Definitions:

Categorical Data

A type of data that can be divided into groups or categories that are mutually exclusive and without any natural order.

Classification

The process of grouping things based on shared qualities or characteristics.

Nominal Data

Nominal data is a type of categorical data where values or categories cannot be logically ordered or ranked. The data represent labels or names that identify categories of similar items without implying hierarchy.

Arbitrary

Based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system.