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hbsimmons88 · **on:** Jul 25, 2018

In interpreting a boxplot of a data set we note that the median is to the left of the center of the box and the right line is longer than the left line. We can conclude that

A) The data is symmetric.
B) The data is skewed left.
C) Skewness or symmetry cannot be determined by a box plot.
D) The data is skewed right.

Question 2

Eleven high school teachers were asked to give the number of students in their classes. The sample data follows. Would any of the class sizes be considered an outlier? Answer Yes or No.
36, 31, 30, 31, 20, 19, 24, 34, 21, 28, 24

A) Yes B) No

A) Dropout rates had a higher average with more variability in 2010 than in 2012.
B) Dropout rates had a higher average with less variability in 2010 than in 2012.
C) Dropout rates had a lower average with less variability in 2010 than in 2012.
D) Dropout rates had a lower average with more variability in 2010 than in 2012.