Tia measured the daily high temperature in Kats, Colorado for each of the 30 days in April. She then created both a dot plot and a box plot to display the same data (both diagrams are shown below). Which display makes it easier to see that the third quartile is 14 degrees C

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Haiden Camacho

Mathematics

28 July, 02:59

Tia measured the daily high temperature in Kats, Colorado for each of the 30 days in April. She then created both a dot plot and a box plot to display the same data (both diagrams are shown below). Which display makes it easier to see that the third quartile is 14 degrees C

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Aylin Moran · Answer 1

A box plot would make it easier to see that the third quartile is 14 degrees C.

Step-by-step explanation:

On a box plot, the right end of the box gives the exact value of the third quartile. On a dot plot, you would have to identify the value based on the number of dots shown.