The noon temperatures (in Fahrenheit) for two cities were recorded over a given month.

Question

The box-and-whisker plots below (sometimes called boxplots) summarize the noon temperatures for each city.
Use the box-and-whisker plots to answer the questions.

(a)Which city had a larger median noon temperature?

'Choose one'
(b)Which city had noon temperatures with a larger interquartile range (IQR)?

'Choose one'
(c)Which city had the highest noon temperature?

'Choose one'
(d)Which city had a smaller range of noon temperatures?

'Choose one'

Answer 1

(a) The city with the larger median noon temperature is City B.
(b) The city with noon temperatures with a larger interquartile range (IQR) is City B.
(c) The city with the highest noon temperature is City A.
(d) The city with a smaller range of noon temperatures is City B.