Use the five-number summary to draw a box plot above the corresponding dot plot. When you’re finished, identify which quarter(s) of the data are packed the densest, and which quarter(s) of the data are the most dispersed. The first row has been completed as a sample.

Five-Number Summary Dot Plot Densest Packed Quarter(s) Most Dispersed Quarter(s)

1

Min: 1
Q1: 3
Median: 6.5
Q3: 9
Max: 20

a dot plot and the corresponding box plot

first

fourth

2

Min: 1
Q1: 12
Median: 16
Q3: 18
Max: 20

a dot plot

3

Min: 1
Q1: 5
Median: 9.5
Q3: 14
Max: 18

a dot plot

4

Min: 1
Q1: 8
Median: 10
Q3: 12
Max: 19

a dot plot

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