Listed Below Is the Box Plot of Average Earnings Ratio

question 163

Multiple Choice

Listed below is the box plot of average earnings ratio for full-year, full-time female workers from
1999 to 2008:
From this we can interpret that the first quartile of average earnings for women for the years 1999-
2008 was approximately:

• A) $27,600
• B) $27,900
• C) $28,500
• D) $28,900
• E) $30,200

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