Question

a nursery is recording the heights of its available fruit trees. which of the following displays could be used to represent the data, and why? bar chart, because tree height is numerical box plot, because tree height is numerical histogram, because tree height is categorical stem - and - leaf - plot, because tree height is categorical

Explanation:

Tree height is numerical data. Bar - charts are better for comparing discrete categories. Histograms and stem - and - leaf plots are for numerical data but have specific uses. A box plot is a good choice for showing the distribution of numerical data such as tree heights, including median, quartiles, and outliers.

Answer:

B. Box plot, because tree height is numerical