Construct and Interpret a Boxplot or a Modified Boxplot as Specified

question 32

Multiple Choice

Construct and interpret a boxplot or a modified boxplot as specified.
-The highest temperatures ever recorded (in °F) in 32 different U.S. states are shown below. Construct a boxplot for the data. $\begin{array}{llllllll}100 & 100 & 105 & 105 & 106 & 106 & 107 & 107 \\109 & 110 & 110 & 112 & 112 & 112 & 113 & 113 \\115 & 115 & 116 & 117 & 118 & 118 & 118 & 118 \\118 & 119 & 120 & 121 & 122 & 125 & 128 & 134\end{array}$

• A) The data is slightly right-skewed.
• B) The data is fairly symmetrical.
• C) The data is fairly symmetrical.
• D) The data is slightly left-skewed.

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