Describing Data

The data shows the number of minutes people travel to work. Which statistic tells you whose commute is typically longer?

• mean

• standard deviation

The data shows the number of minutes people travel to work. Who has a longer commute on average?

• Traveler A

• Traveler B

The data shows the number of minutes people travel to work. Whose commute times are more consistent?

• Traveler A

• Traveler B

True or False? The mean and the median are equal for this data set.

• True

• False

In a box plot, the box represents...

• 100% of the data

• The lower 50% of the data

• The middle 50% of the data

• The upper 50% of the data

Which box plot has the largest IQR?

• Car A

• Car B

• Car C

True or False? IQR measures range of the middle half of the data.

• True

• False

Which car's distances are the most consistent based on the IQR?

• Car A

• Car B

• Car C

Whose car launch distances are the most consistent?

• Abena

• Mariam

Which city's temperatures are more varied throughout the year?

• Desmopolis

• Destown

• They are about the same.