Craig Operates a Part-Time Snow-Plowing Business Using a 2002 GMC

question 134

Multiple Choice

Craig operates a part-time snow-plowing business using a 2002 GMC 2500 HD extended cab short box truck.This box plot of Craig's MPG on 195 tanks of gas does not support which statement?

• A)There are several outliers.
• B)This is a very right-skewed distribution.
• C)Most MPG values are concentrated in a narrow range.
• D)The interquartile range is less than 2 MPG.

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