The Stemplot Below Displays Midterm Exam Scores for 34 Students

question 31

Multiple Choice

The stemplot below displays midterm exam scores for 34 students taking a calculus course. The highest possible test score was 100. The teacher declared that an exam grade of 65 or higher was good enough for a grade of C or better. This stemplot is most similar to:

• A)a boxplot of the data.
• B)a time plot of the data with the observations taken in increasing order.
• C)a histogram with class intervals 30  score < 40, 40  score < 50, etc.
• D)reporting the five-number summary for the data, with the mean.

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