Question 9 • Concepts in Probability and Statistics A
Logan wants to move to a new city. He gathered graphs of temperatures for two different cities. Which statements about the data sets shown are true?City ACity B
Answer
A
City A is likely to have a colder temperatures because the interquartile range is smaller than that of City B.
B
City A is likely to have temperatures that remain fairly constant year round because it has a compact interquartile range compared to that of City B.
C
City A is likely to have very hot days and extreme temperatures because the mean is larger than that of City B.
D
City B is likely to have more warm days than City A because the maximum value is greater.
E
City B is likely to have more extreme temperatures with colder days in winter and hotter days in summer because the range is greater than that of A.
F
City B is likely to have more lower temperatures than City A because the median for City B is lower.