{"id":"cb_question_bank:ba664366-a929-4500-8d50-7fa7997f51ae","source_id":"cb_question_bank","source_item_id":"ba664366-a929-4500-8d50-7fa7997f51ae","external_id":"da3d86e5-c459-4887-9ed0-fecf17d87773","ibn":null,"question_id":"57f45509","program":"SAT","module":"math","domain_code":"Q","domain":"Problem-Solving and Data Analysis","skill_code":"Q.C.","skill":"One-variable data: Distributions and measures of center and spread","difficulty":"E","score_band":1,"answer_type":"mcq","answer_source":"key","layout_warning":null,"form_id":null,"module_number":null,"position":null,"stem":"From left to right the values of the vertical bars in the box plot are as follows: First vertical bar: 2 Second vertical bar: 4 Third vertical bar: 5 Fourth vertical bar: 7 Fifth vertical bar: 8 The box plot summarizes 15 data values. What is the median of this data set?","stimulus":"","stimulus_html":null,"stem_html":"

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The box plot summarizes 15\n data values. What is the median of this data set?

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Choice C is correct. The median of a data set represented in a box plot is given by the vertical line within the box. In the given box plot, the vertical line within the box occurs at 5\n. Therefore, the median of this data set is 5\n.

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Choice A is incorrect. This is the minimum value of the data set.

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Choice B is incorrect and may result from conceptual errors.

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Choice D is incorrect. This is the maximum value of the data set.

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2\n

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3\n

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5\n

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8\n

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