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Explain some limitations using boxplot to describe the shape of the distribution.
Explanation of Solution
The given information is that, the histograms for four manufactured sets of numbers which have the same 5-number summary and the boxplot for all four sets are identical to the one shown.
Boxplot:
In the boxplot, the vertical lines of the center box represent the
From the boxplot it is observed that, the box and whisker are more extended to the right side hence the distribution is skewed right.
Here the boxplot doesn’t tell much about distribution except for the Skewness. The boxplot given could show a distribution that has more than one
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