a. What is the median age of first marriage for men?
b. What is the median age of first marriage for women?
c. Which group has the greater range?
d. Compare the first marriage age for men and women.
Age at First Marriage
18
20
22
24
26
Age
MenWomen
Two boxplots showing the age at first marriage for men and women are to the right of a vertical number line that is labeled Age from 18 to 26 in increments of 2. In the left box plot, labeled Men, a box extends from 18.4 to 21 with a horizontal line segment through the box at 19. A vertical line segment extends from the bottom of the box to a horizontal line segment at 18. A vertical line segment extends from the top of the box to a horizontal line segment at 23. In the right box plot, labeled Women, a box extends from 21 to 23.5 with a horizontal line segment through the box at 21.8. A vertical line segment extends from the bottom of the box to a horizontal line segment at 20.3. A vertical line segment extends from the top of the box to a horizontal line segment at 25.
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Part 1
a. The median age for men is
enter your response here.
(Round to the nearest integer as needed.)
1 answer
To determine the median age of first marriage for men based on the box plot description you provided:
The median age (the line inside the box) for men is therefore 19.
Now rounding to the nearest integer, the answer is:
19
If you have subsequent questions about women or any comparisons, please let me know!
