Multiple Choice
The weekly salaries (in dollars) of 24 randomly selected employees of a company are shown below,and displayed on the following boxplot.
Find the IQR and the standard deviation.Which is the most appropriate measure of spread?
A) IQR: $789.3;standard deviation: $740
The IQR is the most appropriate measure of centre,because of the outliers.
B) IQR: $715;standard deviation: $769
The standard deviation is the most appropriate measure of centre,because of the outliers.
C) IQR: $715;standard deviation: $769
The standard deviation is the most appropriate measure of centre,because the outliers are not significant in the distribution.
D) IQR: $715;standard deviation: $769
The IQR is the most appropriate measure of centre,because the outliers are not significant in the distribution.
E) IQR: $715;standard deviation: $769
The IQR is the most appropriate measure of centre,because of the outliers.
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