The Box-And-Whiskers Plot Below Shows the Distribution of Median Incomes

question 33

Multiple Choice

The box-and-whiskers plot below shows the distribution of median incomes for 50 towns. What is the lowest value in the set of data? The highest value? The first quartile? The third quartile? The median? Find the range and the interquartile range.

• A) Lowest = $36,822; highest = $64,034; Q1 = $51,755; Q3 = $43,925; median = $47,652; range = $27,212; interquartile range = $7830
• B) Lowest = $36,822; highest = $64,034; Q1 = $43,925; Q3 = $51,755; median = $47,652; range = $7830; interquartile range = $27,212
• C) Lowest = $36,822; highest = $64,034; Q1 = $43,925; Q3 = $51,755; median = $47,652; range = $27,212; interquartile range = $7830
• D) Lowest = $36,822; highest = $64,034; Q1 = $51,755; Q3 = $43,925; median = $47,652; range = $7830; interquartile range = $27,212
• E) None of the above

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