Mrs. Cox and Mr. Jones are in charge of the work-study program for Oak High School. Each teacher is in charge of supervising 10 students. They are comparing statistics for the two groups of students based on the hours worked per week. Which statement is true?

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Answer:

The Interquartile Range for Mrs. Cox is less than the Interquartile Range for Mr. Jones.

Step-by-step explanation:

The IQR for Mrs.Cox is 9.5 where the IQR for Mr.Jones is 13.

The TRUE statement about Mrs. Cox and Mr. Jones is:

B. The mean for Mr. Jones is greater than the mean for Mrs. Cox because 20.2 is greater than 14.5.

What is the mean?

The mean represents the average of a set of values. It can be computed by summing up the values in the set and dividing by the number of students involved.

In the case of Mrs. Cox, the total hours worked by her students are 145 hours.  Thus the average or mean is 14.5 hours (145/10).

However, for Mr. Jones, the total hours worked by his students are 202 hours.  Thus, the average or mean is 20.2 hours (202/10).

Answer Options:

A. The mean for Mrs. Cox is greater than the mean for Mr. Jones.

B. The mean for Mr. Jones is greater than the mean for Mrs. Cox.

C. The median for Mrs. Cox is greater than the median for Mr. Jones.

D. The Interquartile Range for Mrs. Cox is greater than the Interquartile Range for Mr. Jones.

Thus, the TRUE statement about Mrs. Cox and Mr. Jones is Option B.

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