Comparing Distributions of a Quantitative Variable

AP Statistics· difficulty 4/5

Heights of two groups G1 and G2 are shown by side-by-side boxplots.

Which best describes the comparison?

A
$G2 has higher center; both have similar spread$
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B
$G2 has lower center and more outliers$
C
$G1 has higher center; G2 has more spread$
D
$Identical distributions$

Explanation

G2's median is to the right (higher) than G1's, and the IQRs (box lengths) and ranges look similar.

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