Question

fatima plans to fly from new york to denver for work. she collects data on a random sample of flights from new york to denver on two different airlines. the box plots show the data distributions. which is the best explanation of why fatima should choose airline b rather than airline a? flight times for airline b are typically shorter, but less consistent than airline a. flight times for airline b are typically longer, but more consistent than airline a. flight times for airline b are typically longer and less consistent than airline a. flight times for airline b are typically shorter and more consistent than airline a.

Explanation:

• Typical flight time comparison: The median (middle line in the box - plot) of Airline B is less than that of Airline A. A lower median indicates that the typical (middle - value) flight time for Airline B is shorter.
• Consistency comparison: The inter - quartile range (IQR, the length of the box in the box - plot) of Airline B is less than that of Airline A. A smaller IQR means that the data (flight times) is more concentrated around the median, so the flight times are more consistent.

Answer:

Flight times for Airline B are typically shorter and more consistent than Airline A.