The heights of two different children were recorded in the chart.

Question

a cart of two children's heights from age 0 months to 60 months
What type of visual display could be used to compare the two data sets?

scatter plot

box-and-whisker

both of these

neither of these

Answer 1

To compare the heights of two different children over a range of ages (from 0 months to 60 months), both a scatter plot and a box-and-whisker plot can be useful, but they serve different purposes:

1. Scatter Plot: This type of visual display would allow you to plot the heights of both children against age, which would effectively show the relationship between age and height for each child. Each child's heights would be represented by different sets of points.

2. Box-and-Whisker Plot: This type of plot summarizes the distribution of heights for each child, showing the median, quartiles, and possible outliers. However, it does not show the individual heights at each age.

Given that both visualizations can be used to compare the children’s heights, the best answer to the question would be:

both of these.