Question

basketball team field hockey team 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 height (centimeters) which pieces of information can be gathered from these box plots? choose all answers that apply: a the basketball players are taller on average. b the heights of the basketball players vary noticeably more than those of the field hockey team. c none of the above

Explanation:

• For option A: The box plot for the basketball team is shifted to the right (higher values) compared to the field hockey team, indicating a higher median (a measure of average), so basketball players are taller on average.
• For option B: The range (distance between minimum and maximum) and the interquartile range (length of the box) of the basketball team's box plot are larger than that of the field hockey team, showing more variation in heights.

Answer:

A. The basketball players are taller on average.
B. The heights of the basketball players vary noticeably more than those of the field hockey team.