Question

1. how are outliers typically represented in a box plot?

a. data points within the box
b. data points at the median
c. data points at the mean
d. data points beyond the whiskers

Explanation:

In a box plot, the box represents the interquartile range (IQR), and the whiskers extend to the minimum and maximum values within 1.5*IQR from the quartiles. Outliers are data points that lie beyond these whiskers. Option a is incorrect as points within the box are within the IQR. Option b is incorrect because the median is the line inside the box, not related to outliers. Option c is incorrect as box plots don't use the mean. Option d correctly describes outliers as data points beyond the whiskers.

Answer:

d. Data points beyond the whiskers