Question

Frank is entering college and is trying to decide between a business major and a liberal arts major. He decides to conduct a random survey to see the starting salary. The top box plot shows the starting salaries for a group of business majors and the bottom boxplot shows the starting salaries for a group of liberal arts majors. Which statement correctly compares the distributions? A) On average the business majors had a starting salary that was greater by about $6. B) On average the business majors had a starting salary that was greater by about $6000. C) On average the liberal arts majors had a starting salary that was greater by about $6000. D) On average there was a lot more variability in the business majors starting salaries than in the liberal arts majors.

Answer 1

Answer: B)

Step-by-step explanation: The middle line gives you the median or center of each group. The business majors had a median around $44000 and the liberal arts majors had a median around $38000.

Answer 2

The answer is B) On average the business majors had a starting salary that was greater by about $6000.