Question

These dot plots show the ages (in years) for a sample of sea turtles and a sample of sharks. Sea Turtles 00 000 to 0000 000 : 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 Sharks 000000 : OO 00000 0000 000 OO o 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 Age (in years) What are the differences between the centers and spreads of these distributions? Select two choices: one for the centers and one for the spreads. O A. Centers: The sea turtles have a lower median age than the sharks. B. Spreads: The ages of the sea turtles are more spread out. O C. Centers: The sea turtles have a greater median age than the sharks. O D. Spreads: The ages of the sharks are more spread out

Answer 1

Options C and D.

The median age of the Sea turtles is 55 while the median age of the sharks is 30, thus validating OPTION C

We can get the ranges of the two distributions to be:

Sea Turtles: 65 - 45 = 20

Sharks: 55 - 10 = 45

Sharks have a larger range, validating OPTION D