Question

What is the lower quartile of the annual wind speeds in Chicago?

a) 9.1

b) 11.5

c) 8.2

d) 10.75

Answer 1

9.1

Explanation:

The lower quartile, denoted as Q1, gives the value of the lower quartile, from a box plot, the value of the lower quartile is the value at the starting point of the box. In the box plot given for the windspeed in Chicago, the starting point of the box is the point marked with the reading 9.1. Hence we can conclude that the lower quartile is 9.1