Question

the dot plot and the box plot represent the same data set. the dot plot has a tail on the right, so that means the data are skewed right. compare the data shown in the dot plot to the box plot. what about the box plot shows that the data are skewed right? the median is? the right side of the box. the? line segment is longer than the? line segment.

Explanation:

In a box - plot, for right - skewed data:

• The median is closer to the left side of the box. But in the given box - plot, we can observe the following:
• The whisker (the line segment) on the right side is longer than the whisker on the left side. This is a characteristic of right - skewed data.

Answer:

The median is closer to the left side of the box. The right whisker line segment is longer than the left whisker line segment.