Boxplot Comparison Refer to the boxplots shown below that are drawn on the same scale. One boxplot represents weights of men, and the other boxplot represents weights of women. Which boxplot represents weights of women? Explain.

Two boxplots are displayed. One plot corresponds to men’s weights, and the other corresponds to women’s weights.

Aboxplotis a plot that depicts the five main numerical attributes of a dataset. The attributes are:

Minimum value: Left/Top Whisker of the plot

Maximum value: Right/ Bottom Whisker of the plot

First quartile: Left boundary of the box

Second quartile/Median: Middle partition of the box

Third quartile: Right boundary of the box

The boxplots of two or more datasets can be compared by analyzing these five values summarized using the datasets.

It can be observed that the boxplot at the top has values greater than those displayed in the bottom boxplot. Moreover, it is a general trend thatwomen’s weights are lower than men’s weights.

Therefore, it can be concluded that thebottom boxplot (boxplot 2) depicts the weights of women.