Chapter 11: Q. 12 (page 624)
Clothing Prices, The table lists the prices of a set of comparable items of women鈥檚 and men鈥檚 and men鈥檚 clothing in 9 different cities.
- Make box-and-whisker plots for the women鈥檚 and men鈥檚 data.
- How do the prices in Houston compare with the rest of the cities for both women鈥檚 and men鈥檚 clothing? Explain your reasoning.
- Interpret, would you say women鈥檚 clothing prices or men鈥檚 clothing prices vary more in the cities in the survey? Explain your reasoning.
City
奥辞尘别苍鈥檚
惭别苍鈥檚
New York
\(690
\)1190
Los Angeles
\(450
\)620
Chicago
\(590
\)1100
Houston
\(440
\)900
Paris
\(430
\)700
London
\(350
\)660
Toronto
\(310
\)850
Tokyo
\(760
\)1050
Mexico City
\(380
\)620
Short Answer
a.
Box-and-whisker plot for women鈥檚 data

Box-and-whisker plot for men鈥檚 data:

b. The prices in Houston is nearly equal or equal to the mean prices for both men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 clothing.
c. The clothing price of men vary much more than the women鈥檚 clothing price.
a.
Box-and-whisker plot for women鈥檚 data:

Box-and-whisker plot for men鈥檚 data:





