Question

2.3: tomato plants: box plot
a box plot can also be used to represent the distribution of numerical data.

minimum	q1	median	q3	maximum

1. using the same data as in the previous activity for tomato plants, find the median, and add it to the table. what does the median represent for these data?

Explanation:

Step1: Identify the median value

The median value in the given table is already 70.

Step2: Explain the meaning of median

The median represents the middle - value of the data set when the data is arranged in ascending order. Half of the data values are less than or equal to the median and half are greater than or equal to it. For the tomato - plant data, 50% of the tomato - plant measurements are less than or equal to 70 and 50% are greater than or equal to 70.

Answer:

The median is 70. It represents the middle - value of the data set for the tomato plants, such that half of the data values related to the tomato plants are less than or equal to 70 and half are greater than or equal to 70.