ms allison drew a box and whisker plot to represent her students scores on a mid term test
josh received 72 on the test describe how his score compared to those of his classmates
about 25% scored higher, about 75% scored lower
Everyone scored higher
no one scored higher
about 50% scored higher about 50 scored lower
it's 50% scored higher and 50% scored lower
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To determine how Josh's score compares to his classmates' scores based on the box and whisker plot, you need to understand how the plot represents the data distribution.
A box and whisker plot displays the distribution of a set of data by dividing it into quartiles. The plot consists of a rectangle (the box) and two lines (the whiskers) extending from the box. The rectangle represents the interquartile range (IQR), which contains the middle 50% of the data. The line inside the rectangle represents the median (or the middle value). The whiskers represent the minimum and maximum values, excluding any outliers.
In this case, Josh's score is 72. To determine how his score compares, you need to look at the position of 72 on the plot.
Since a box and whisker plot shows the distribution of scores, you can conclude the following:
1. If about 25% scored higher than Josh, his score is lower than the upper quartile.
2. If about 75% scored lower than Josh, his score is higher than the lower quartile.
3. If everyone scored higher than Josh, his score would be the minimum value on the plot, which is not likely in a normal distribution.
4. If no one scored higher than Josh, his score would be the maximum value on the plot, which is also not likely in a normal distribution.
5. If about 50% scored higher and about 50% scored lower than Josh, his score would be equal to the median.
In summary, since about 25% scored higher and about 75% scored lower than Josh, his score of 72 is higher than most of his classmates' scores, but not the highest.