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Magazine Chapter 11: Q. 9 (page 623)
The box-and-whisker plots below show the ages of the players on the New York Yankees and the Texas Rangers baseball teams during the 2002 season.
- Compare the median, range, and interquartile range for the two teams.
- About what percent of the Yankees are less than 31 years old? About what percent of the Rangers are less than 31 years old?
- Which team would you say is the 鈥渙lder鈥� team? Explain.
Short Answer
The median of New York Yankees is 31 and Texas Rangers baseball is 27.
The range of New York Yankees is 16 and Texas Rangers baseball is 17.
The interquartile range of New York Yankees is 5 and Texas Rangers baseball is 6.
50% are Yankees
75% are Rangers
- Yankees is the older team.
Step by step solution
Part a. Step 1. Given Information.
The bar graph is shown below.
Step 2. Explanation.
Calculate the range, median, interquartile range.
Median of New York Yankees is 31.
Median of Texas Rangers baseball is 27.
Range of New York Yankees is.
Range of Texas Rangers baseball is.
Interquartile range of New York Yankees is.
Interquartile range Texas Rangers baseball.
Part b. Step 1. Given Information.
The bar graph is shown below.
Step 2. Explanation.
Find the percent at which Yankees and rangers are years old:
So,
Yankees are 50%.
Rangers are 75%.
Part c. Step 1. Given Information.
The bar graph is shown below.
Step 2. Explanation.
Since, Yankees is 31-year-old that鈥檚 why Yankees is the older team.
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