alleryStart learning →How many values does it take to build a box plot?
AThree values
BFive values
CSeven values
DTen values
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Five values
1. A box plot summarizes a data set with a box, two whiskers and a line inside the box.
2. It needs the minimum, the first quartile, the median, the third quartile and the maximum.
3. That is five values in all, together called the five number summary.
_Source: OpenStax High School Statistics (CC BY 4.0), Ch 2 "Descriptive Statistics" and Ch 3 "Probability Topics", section 2.4 Box Plots_
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