Question

match the plot with a possible description of the sample.

choose the correct answer below.

a. wait time (in minutes) for a sample of doctors offices
b. highest yearly temperature (°f) for a sample of deserts
c. ages (in years) of a sample of residents of a retirement home
d. time (in hours) spent watching tv in a day for a sample of teenagers

Explanation:

Step1: Analyze Option A

Wait times in doctors' offices can vary, but the plot has three clusters (around 10 - 20, 30 - 35, 40 - 50). Doctor wait times might have some spread, but let's check others.

Step2: Analyze Option B

Highest yearly temp in deserts: Deserts usually have high temps, but the plot has a cluster around 10 - 20, which is low for desert highs (typically 80 - 120°F), so B is out.

Step3: Analyze Option C

Ages in a retirement home: Residents are older, so most should be 60+, but the plot's main clusters are below 50, so C is out.

Step4: Analyze Option D

Time watching TV (hours/day) for teens: Unlikely, as teens don't watch 10 - 50 hours daily (max ~10 - 15, but plot has 50). Wait, no—wait, recheck. Wait, the x - axis is minutes? Wait, no, the question's plot: wait, maybe I misread. Wait, the plot's x - axis: 10,20,30,40,50. If it's minutes for doctor wait times: A. Wait times can have multiple clusters (different offices, or different times). Let's re - evaluate:

Wait, Option C: retirement home ages—retirees are 60+, but plot has points below 50, so C is wrong. Option D: TV time in hours—teens can't watch 50 hours a day. Option B: desert temps—too low. Option A: doctor wait times—some offices have short waits (10 - 20 min), some moderate (30 - 35), some longer (40 - 50), which matches the three clusters. So A is correct.

Answer:

A. Wait time (in minutes) for a sample of doctors' offices