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QuizMultiple Choice
Representing Data
Question 12 • AZ-Common Core Algebra II B
The box-and-whisker plot below shows the age distribution of people at a family reunion.The stem-and-leaf plot below shows the same data.Which of the following best explains why one graph appears skewed and one graph appears symmetrical?
Answer
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The scale of the box-and-whisker plot does not start at zero.T
The interval of the box-and-whisker plot is too large.T
The interval of the stem-and-leaf plot is not consistent.T
The scale of the stem-and-leaf plot is too small for the set of data.