Use the following to answer the question(s) below.
Boxplots of earnings per share (EPS) data for a sample of retail company stocks and a sample of energy company stocks are shown below.
-Which of the following statements is correct?
A) The median EPS is higher for energy stocks compared to retail stocks.
B) The median EPS is higher for retail stocks compared to energy stocks.
C) The IQR for the EPS data is larger for retail stocks than for energy stocks.
D) The EPS data are more variable for retail stocks than for energy stocks.
E) The mean is higher for energy stocks compared to retail stocks.

Question

Use the following to answer the question(s) below.
Boxplots of earnings per share (EPS) data for a sample of retail company stocks and a sample of energy company stocks are shown below. 
-Which of the following statements is correct?
A) The median EPS is higher for energy stocks compared to retail stocks. 
B) The median EPS is higher for retail stocks compared to energy stocks. 
C) The IQR for the EPS data is larger for retail stocks than for energy stocks. 
D) The EPS data are more variable for retail stocks than for energy stocks. 
E) The mean is higher for energy stocks compared to retail stocks.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The median EPS is higher for retail stocks compared to energy stocks. This can be seen from the fact that the median line (the line within the box) for the retail stocks is higher than the median line for the energy stocks.

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