Suppose you look at two boxplots comparing the weights of male cats vs.female cats, and you find that the box for the males is much wider than the box for the females.What does this mean about the data sets?
A)Male cats weigh more than female cats overall.
B)Male cats have more variability in their weights than female cats.
C)Weights of male cats are more skewed than for female cats.
D)None of the above.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

A wider box in a boxplot indicates a larger interquartile range, which means there is more variability in the data for that group. Therefore, it can be concluded that male cats have more variability in their weights than female cats. This does not necessarily imply that male cats weigh more than female cats overall. Skewness cannot be determined from the width of the box alone.

Suppose You Look at Two Boxplots Comparing the Weights of Male