The Exam Scores (Out of 100 Points) for All Students

question 6

Multiple Choice

The exam scores (out of 100 points) for all students taking an introductory statistics course are used to construct the following boxplot: If each person increased his or her score by 5 points, then:

• A)the third quartile would increase by 5 points.
• B)the median score would increase by 5 points.
• C)the interquartile range would remain unchanged.
• D)All of the answer options are correct.

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