Mark the statement below as True or False If you believe tha

Mark the statement below as True or False. If you believe that a statement is false, briefly say why you think it is false.

The boxplot shows the mean plus or minus one standard deviation of the data.

Choose the correct answer below.

A.

True.

B.

False. The boxplot shows the median plus or minus one standard deviation of the data.

C.

False. The boxplot shows the median, with the lower edge at the 25th percentile point and the upper edge at the 75th percentile point.

D.

False. The boxplot shows the mean, with the lower edge at the 25th percentile point and the upper edge at the 75th percentile point.

Solution

the box endpoints showing the mean plus and minus one standard deviation, and the whiskers (i.e. the lines extending to the left and right of the box) showing the mean plus and minus two standard deviations

A.

True