In Interpreting a Boxplot of a Data Set We Note

question 126

Multiple Choice

In interpreting a boxplot of a data set we note that the median is to the left of the center of the box and the rightline is longer than the left line. We can conclude that

• A) The data is skewed right.
• B) The data is skewed left.
• C) The data is symmetric.
• D) Skewness or symmetry cannot be determined by a box plot.

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Definitions:

Third Ventricle

A narrow, midline cavity in the brain, part of the ventricular system where cerebrospinal fluid is produced and circulates, located between the two halves of the thalamus.

Habenula

A paired structure located in the epithalamus of the brain, involved in regulating responses to pain, stress, sleep, and reward by linking the forebrain to the midbrain and associated with various neurotransmitter systems.

Pineal Body

A small endocrine gland in the brain that produces melatonin, a hormone that regulates sleep-wake cycles.

Epithalamus

A part of the diencephalon in the brain that includes the pineal gland and is involved in the regulation of sleep-wake cycles.