Question

west side middle school and jefferson middle school recycled newspaper and kept track of how many pounds of paper each student collected. looking at the data as a whole, which school appears to have brought in more newspapers on a daily basis? jefferson middle school west side middle school they brought in equal amounts on a daily basis. this information cannot be determined.

Explanation:

Step1: Observe box - and - whisker plots

We have box - and - whisker plots for the two schools.

Step2: Compare central tendencies

The median of West Side Middle School is around 30 and for Jefferson Middle School is around 26. Since the median represents a measure of central tendency for the data, a higher median for West Side Middle School indicates that, on average, students at West Side Middle School brought in more newspapers.

Answer:

West Side Middle School