The Vertical Line in the Center of a Box Plot

question 29

Multiple Choice

The vertical line in the center of a box plot

• A) represents the sample mean.
• B) represents the sample median.
• C) serves to anchor the box.
• D) can represent anything you want it to.

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Definitions:

Environmental Factors

External elements including climate, ecosystem, and all living and non-living things that affect an individual or population.

Factor Analysis

A statistical method used to describe variability among observed, correlated variables in terms of a potentially lower number of unobserved variables called factors.

Statistical Procedure

A method of collecting, analyzing, interpreting, and presenting data in a meaningful way, using mathematical theories and formulas.

Independent Variable

In a scientific experiment, the variable that the researcher modifies or controls to investigate its influence on the dependent variable.