PRC-2 · Chapter 7 · Question 12 of 60
In a box and whisker plot, the central box visually represents which portion of the dataset?
Test yourself: pick an answer
Reveal answer & explanation
Correct answer: B) The interquartile range (the middle 50% of the data).
Explanation
The 'box' in a box and whisker plot spans from the first quartile (Q1) to the third quartile (Q3), visually highlighting the interquartile range, which contains the middle 50% of the data values.
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