Question

The following data shows the low temperature in Vancouver, in degrees Celsius, for two weeks in January one year. 8.90, 8.35, 8.50, 8.65, 8.55, 8.20, 8.50, 8.32, 8.50, 8.60, 8.60, 8.30, 8.10, 8.65 Which box plot best represents this data?

Answer 1

To create the dot plot you will list the data in order and use the given numbers to create the box plot.

8.10, 8.20, 8.30, 8.32, 8.34, 8.50, 8.50, 8.50, 8.55, 8.60, 8.60, 8.65, 8.65, 8.90

Lower extreme: 8.10
Upper extreme: 8.90
Median: 8.50
1st/lower quartile: 8.32
3rd/upper quartile: 8.60

Please see the attached picture for the boxplot.