Question

on a box-and-whiskers plot, what does line segment 2 represent?
a. minimum value \tc. first quartile
b. maximum value \td. third quartile

Explanation:

In a box - and - whiskers plot, the box has five key parts related to the data's quartiles and extremes. The left end of the box (line segment 2 here) represents the first quartile ($Q_1$), which is the value below which 25% of the data lies. The minimum value is the left - most dot (line segment 1), the maximum value is the right - most dot (line segment 5), and the third quartile is the right end of the box (line segment 4).

Answer:

c. first quartile