Question

The box-and-whisker plot below shows the age distribution of people at a family reunion.
The stem-and-leaf plot below shows the same given data.

Which of the following best explains why one graph appears skewed and one graph appears symmetrical?

A. The scale of the box-and-whisker plot does not start a zero.
B. The interview of the box and whisker plot is too large.
C. The interval 2 stem and leaf plot is not consistent.
D. The scale of the stem and leaf plot is too small for the set of data.​

Answer 1

Answer:

C. The interval of the stem and leaf plot is not consistent.

Step-by-step explanation:

The stem and leaf plot appears at first glance to be accurate.  However, 5 is skipped altogether in the stems; this makes the plot look symmetric instead of skewed.

Answer 2

Answer:

C. The interval of the stem and leaf plot is not consistent.

Step-by-step explanation: