Fill in the blanks to describe the shape of each box plot. Miami: ______________

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Fill in the blanks to describe the shape of each box plot.

Miami: _________________
Seattle: _________________
Las Vegas: _________________

Fill in the blanks to compare the centers of the three box plots.

Better measure of center to use: __________
Center for Miami: 7.5 days
Center for Seattle: ______ days
Center for Las Vegas: ______ days
Which city had the largest typical number of days of rain each month? __________

Find and compare the spreads of the three box plots.

Better measure of spread to use: __________
Spread for Miami: 8.5 days
Spread for Seattle: ______ days
Spread for Las Vegas: 2 days
Which city had the lowest variation in the days of rain each month? __________

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3. Scientists measured how many days had rain each month for three different cities. For example, in Miami, the first month had 6 days of rain, the next month had 5 days of rain, and so on. These box plots show the results: 5 6 75 14.5 18 Miami 4 7.5 14 17 18 Seattle 01234 HIH Las Vegas 0 2 4 68 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 Days with rain each month

Explanation / Answer

Miami: Miami has rain variation from 5 days to 18 days per month and it rained more during 6 to 14.5 days each month
Seattle: Seattle has rain variation from 4 days to 18 days per month and it rained more during 7.5 to 17 days per month
Las Vegas: Las Vegas has rain variation from 0 days to 4 days per month and it rained only for 1 to 3 days

Fill in the blanks to compare the centers of the three box plots.

Better measure of center to use: to tell for how many days in each month it rained more
Center for Miami: 7.5 days
Center for Seattle: 14 days
Center for Las Vegas: 2 days
Which city had the largest typical number of days of rain each month? Seattle

Find and compare the spreads of the three box plots.

Better measure of spread to use: variatio to show for how many days range each month it rained more
Spread for Miami: 8.5 days
Spread for Seattle: 9.5 days
Spread for Las Vegas: 2 days
Which city had the lowest variation in the days of rain each month? Las Vegas

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