Task 3
Pick a city in Maryland and determine the average high temperatures for each
month. Record this in a table.
a. Create a box-and-whisker plot for the data.
b. What is the median temperature?
c. 75% of the temperatures are below what value? How do you know?
d. 75% of the temperatures are above what value? How do you know?
e. What conclusions can you draw about the temperature in Maryland?
City: Baltimore, Maryland
Average High Temperatures in Baltimore, Maryland (in Fahrenheit):
- January: 42
- February: 46
- March: 55
- April: 66
- May: 75
- June: 85
- July: 89
- August: 87
- September: 80
- October: 69
- November: 58
- December: 47
Box-and-Whisker Plot:
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J F M A M J J A S O N D
a. The median temperature is around 73°F.
b. 75% of the temperatures are below a value of 85°F. This can be determined by looking at the box-and-whisker plot where the top of the box represents the 75th percentile, and it is below 85°F.
c. 75% of the temperatures are above a value of 55°F. This can be determined by looking at the box-and-whisker plot where the bottom of the box represents the 25th percentile, and it is above 55°F.
e. Based on the data, we can conclude that Baltimore, Maryland experiences a wide range of temperatures throughout the year, with the highest temperatures observed in July and August, and the lowest temperatures in January and December. The median temperature falls around 73°F, with a noticeable increase in temperature from March to July and a gradual decrease from August to December. The temperatures in Maryland are more moderate compared to some other parts of the United States, but still experience seasonal variations.