Construct and Interpret a Boxplot or a Modified Boxplot as Specified

question 155

Multiple Choice

Construct and interpret a boxplot or a modified boxplot as specified.
-The weekly salaries (in dollars) of 24 randomly selected employees of a company are shown below. Construct a boxplot for the data. $\begin{array}{rrrrrrrr}310 & 320 & 450 & 460 & 470 & 500 & 520 & 540 \\580 & 600 & 650 & 700 & 710 & 840 & 870 & 900 \\1000 & 1200 & 1250 & 1300 & 1400 & 1720 & 2500 & 3700\end{array}$

• A) \(\text { The data is fairly symmetrical. }\)
• B) \(\text { The data is highly right-skewed. }\)
• C) \(\text { The data is highly right-skewed. }\)
• D) \(\text { The data is fairly symmetrical }\)

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